linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] hid-led.c: remove unneccessary underscores

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Date:   Fri, 7 Oct 2016 20:46:26 +0200
From:   Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
To:     Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>,
        Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:     j.anaszewski@...sung.com, linux-leds@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, jikos@...nel.org,
        linux-input@...r.kernel.org, trivial@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hid-led.c: remove unneccessary underscores

Am 07.10.2016 um 18:25 schrieb Benjamin Tissoires:
> On Oct 03 2016 or thereabouts, Pavel Machek wrote:
>> On Mon 2016-10-03 10:16:26, Pavel Machek wrote:
>>>
>>> u8 (and friends) can be used directly in kernel sources (not kernel
>>> headers).
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
>>
>> Zero day bot warned me that this is not quiet correct.
>>
>> This would be needed on top. Is there interest in fixed patch?
> 
> Having both __ and not __ in the same driver would be a little bit
> weird. So I'd say we just continue with the existing code. Thanks for
> the submission BTW!
> 
Reason for me to choose the __ types here was that hid_hw_raw_request
defines the buffer argument as "__u8 *buf" and I wanted to be in line
with that.

> Cheers,
> Benjamin
> 
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-led.c b/drivers/hid/hid-led.c
>> index cd208ca..be659ca 100644
>> --- a/drivers/hid/hid-led.c
>> +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-led.c
>> @@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ union delcom_packet {
>>  		u8 cmd;
>>  	} rx;
>>  	struct {
>> -		le16 family_code;
>> -		le16 security_code;
>> +		__le16 family_code;
>> +		__le16 security_code;
>>  		u8 fw_version;
>>  	} fw;
>>  };
>>
>>
> 
> 
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