linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] regmap: provide regmap_assign

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Message-ID: <CAMRc=MeMjpCRUWmKhfQJaEA=aAHQGVaE575bxsFCxQsO6mm9xQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 29 Oct 2020 16:52:28 +0100
From:   Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>
To:     Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@...libre.com>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] regmap: provide regmap_assign_bits()

On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 4:48 PM Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 04:44:16PM +0100, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> > On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 4:18 PM Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org> wrote:
> > > On Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 04:10:15PM +0100, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
>
> > > > Add another bits helper to regmap API: this one sets given bits if value
> > > > is true and clears them if it's false.
>
> > > What's the use case?
>
> > Basically what the function does: set bits if a condition is true,
> > clear them if false. I think this is a common enough use-case to
> > warrant a helper.
>
> I can tell what the function does, I can't tell why you'd want it and
> simply stating that it's common isn't helping me here :(

Got it, I'll resend this together with the patches that need it then.

Bartosz