linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] mfd: ntxec: Support for EC in Tolino Shine 2 HD

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Date:   Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:20:58 +0000
From:   Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:     Andreas Kemnade <andreas@...nade.info>
Cc:     j.neuschaefer@....net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] mfd: ntxec: Support for EC in Tolino Shine 2 HD

On Mon, 15 Mar 2021, Andreas Kemnade wrote:

> On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:12:31 +0000
> Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org> wrote:
> 
> [...]
> > >  static int ntxec_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
> > >  {
> > >  	struct ntxec *ec;
> > >  	unsigned int version;
> > >  	int res;
> > > +	const struct mfd_cell *subdevs = ntxec_subdev;
> > > +	size_t n_subdevs = ARRAY_SIZE(ntxec_subdev);  
> > 
> > This is a little confusing.  I had to re-read to figure it out.
> > 
> > In my mind, it would be clearer to explicitly set these in the
> > switch, rather than have a default which can be over-written.
> > 
> yes, it is clearer. I was just afraid that your compiler cannot
> figure it out that things get initialized and getting comments like
> "This code has never seen a compiler."
> But I will throw it against several ones.

Don't think so.  Just ensure you error out in the default case.

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