linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] i2c: use void pointers for supplying data for reads and writes

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Date:   Wed, 13 Nov 2019 10:47:33 +0100
From:   Luca Ceresoli <luca@...aceresoli.net>
To:     Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
        Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>
Cc:     linux-iio@...r.kernel.orgi, linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>,
        Hartmut Knaack <knaack.h@....de>,
        Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
        Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
        Peter Meerwald-Stadler <pmeerw@...erw.net>,
        linux-iio@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] i2c: use void pointers for supplying data for
 reads and writes

Hi Dmitry,

thanks for having taken into account my comments.

On 12/11/19 21:31, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> There is no need to force users of i2c_master_send()/i2c_master_recv()
> and other i2c read/write bulk data API to cast everything into u8 pointers.
> While everything can be considered byte stream, the drivers are usually
> work with more structured data.
> 
> Let's switch the APIs to accept [const] void pointers to cut amount of
> casting needed.
> 
> Acked-by: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>

Reviewed-by: Luca Ceresoli <luca@...aceresoli.net>

-- 
Luca