linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] io: Fix return type of _inb and

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Date:   Sun, 26 Jul 2020 12:00:37 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Stafford Horne <shorne@...il.com>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Wei Xu <xuwei5@...ilicon.com>,
        John Garry <john.garry@...wei.com>,
        Linux-Arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] io: Fix return type of _inb and _inl

On Sun, Jul 26, 2020 at 6:14 AM Stafford Horne <shorne@...il.com> wrote:
>
> The return type of functions _inb, _inw and _inl are all u16 which looks
> wrong.  This patch makes them u8, u16 and u32 respectively.
>
> The original commit text for these does not indicate that these should
> be all forced to u16.

Is it in alight with all architectures? that support this interface natively?

(Return value is arch-dependent AFAIU, so it might actually return
16-bit for byte read, but I agree that this is weird for 32-bit value.
I think you have elaborate more in the commit message)

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko