linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] lib/vsprintf: Prepare for more general use of ptr_to

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Date:   Tue, 9 Oct 2018 15:56:52 +0200
From:   Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
To:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        "Tobin C. Harding" <me@...in.cc>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:DOCUMENTATION" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] lib/vsprintf: Prepare for more general use of
 ptr_to_id()

On Mon 2018-10-08 16:37:29, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Hi Andy,
> 
> On Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 4:25 PM Andy Shevchenko
> <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 08, 2018 at 01:05:02PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > >   - Make the ptr argument const, to avoid adding casts in future
> > >     callers,
> >
> > >   - Add a forward declaration, to avoid moving large blocks of code.
> >
> > How big it would be? ptr_to_id() itself plus...
> 
> ... all the randomization helpers.
> And ptr_to_id() needs pointer_string(), string(), widen_string(), number(),
> and move_right().
> 
> 118 insertions(+), 120 deletions(-)
> 
> Is that acceptable?

Yes, it is acceptable. And my feeling is that it is the preferred
solution is kernel because it helps to keep the code cleaner
in the long term.

I am for moving the code if there is no cyclic dependency.

Best Regards,
Petr