linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 14/19] pinctrl: st: Use temporary variable for struct device

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Date:   Tue, 9 Nov 2021 14:07:16 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Cc:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>,
        Jianqun Xu <jay.xu@...k-chips.com>,
        Sai Krishna Potthuri <lakshmi.sai.krishna.potthuri@...inx.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
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        Bamvor Jian Zhang <bamv2005@...il.com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Gregory Clement <gregory.clement@...tlin.com>,
        Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com>,
        Heiko Stuebner <heiko@...ech.de>,
        Patrice Chotard <patrice.chotard@...s.st.com>,
        Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 14/19] pinctrl: st: Use temporary variable for struct
 device

On Tue, Nov 09, 2021 at 12:55:44PM +0100, Linus Walleij wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 8, 2021 at 10:26 AM Andy Shevchenko
> <andy.shevchenko@...il.com> wrote:
> 
> > > IMO: the strarray variants introduction and use should be a separate
> > > patchset from the rest.
> >
> > It will add unnecessary churn. Yeah, I have planned to send just that, but then
> > it took more and more cleanups and I have to stop at some point, the code there
> > is bad (historically or by other reasons, dunno).
> 
> I trust your judgement and taste to a large extent so this will not be
> necessary. I can queue the whole series in pinctrl when you
> think it's mature.
> 
> The library bits I kind of feel uncertain about who maintains, but I might just
> apply it.

No worries, Andrew usually applies that in case it's _solely_ library code.
Otherwise it's on certain maintainer shoulders to decide. Note, that I'm one
of the designated reviewers for lib/string*.

Thanks!

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko