linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] staging: xgifb: remove macros with hidden variable

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Date:   Fri, 1 Dec 2017 08:15:40 -0500
From:   Josh Abraham <j.abraham1776@...il.com>
To:     Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Cc:     arnaud.patard@...-net.org, arushisinghal19971997@...il.com,
        devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, mas@...kgp.ac.in,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, karniksayli1995@...il.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, srishtishar@...il.com,
        kdunne@...l.ccsf.edu, sfaragnaus@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] staging: xgifb: remove macros with hidden variable

On Fri, Dec 01, 2017 at 10:12:30AM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 10:39:48AM -0500, Joshua Abraham wrote:
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main_26.c b/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main_26.c
> > index 6feecc55d2bc..6de66eaad96b 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main_26.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main_26.c
> > @@ -34,16 +34,16 @@ static void dumpVGAReg(struct xgifb_video_info *xgifb_info)
> >  {
> >  	u8 i, reg;
> >  
> > -	xgifb_reg_set(XGISR, 0x05, 0x86);
> > +	xgifb_reg_set(xgifb_info->dev_info.P3c4, 0x05, 0x86);
> 
> This patch is OK, but it might be nicer to create a temporary variable
> so the lines are not so long:
> 
> 	struct vb_device_info *vb = &xgifb_info->dev_info;
> 	u8 i, reg;
> 
> 	xgifb_reg_set(vb->P3c4, 0x05, 0x86);
> 
> I chose "vb" based on the struct name...  "dev" and "info" aren't very
> useful in a name because there are a lot of devices and lots of types
> of info.
> 
> regards,
> dan carpneter
> 

That is indeed MUCH more readable.  Thanks, I'll work on this today.

-Josh