linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 3/3] iio: adc: Add support for PMIC7 ADC

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Date:   Wed, 13 May 2020 14:50:06 +0530
From:   Jishnu Prakash <jprakash@...eaurora.org>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
Cc:     agross@...nel.org, Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 3/3] iio: adc: Add support for PMIC7 ADC

Hi Andy,

On 4/27/2020 6:58 PM, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 3:56 PM Jishnu Prakash <jprakash@...eaurora.org> wrote:
>> On 4/17/2020 3:51 PM, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
>> On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 1:48 AM Jishnu Prakash <jprakash@...eaurora.org> wrote:
> Stop using HTML. It breaks badly the reply and discussion.
>
> ...
>
>> +static const struct adc5_data adc7_data_pmic;
>>
>> Global variable? Hmm...
>>
>> adc7_data_pmic is referenced twice before its actual definition (which was added along with corresponding adc5_data struct for PMIC5 ADC), so I have given the initial declaration here.
> Maybe you can realize how to avoid global variable at all?
There is a way to remove this, I'll make this change with some other 
changes in the fifth patch of my latest post.
>
> ...
>
>> +       buf[1] &= 0xff & ~ADC5_USR_FAST_AVG_CTL_SAMPLES_MASK;
>>
>> What the point of 0xff & part?
>>
>> This was something you suggested in my first post:
>>
>>> +       buf[1] &= (u8) ~ADC5_USR_FAST_AVG_CTL_SAMPLES_MASK;
>> Use '0xFF ^ _MASK' instead of casting.
>>
>> ...
>>
>>> +       buf[3] &= (u8) ~ADC5_USR_HW_SETTLE_DELAY_MASK;
>> Ditto.
>>
>> I think "0xff &" works as intended here in place of casting to (u8)...
> Does it work without casting? (Note, I suggested slightly different expression)
> I.o.w. what the problem casting solves?
I checked this part again. It looks like casting is not strictly 
required here, I'll remove it in my latest post.
>
>> +       buf[1] |= prop->avg_samples;
>> +
>> +       /* Select ADC channel */
>> +       buf[2] = prop->channel;
>> +
>> +       /* Select HW settle delay for channel */
>> +       buf[3] &= 0xff & ~ADC5_USR_HW_SETTLE_DELAY_MASK;
>>
>> Ditto.
>>
>> +       buf[3] |= prop->hw_settle_time;
>