linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 01/17] regmap-irq: Use sub_irq_reg() to calculate unmask register address

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Message-ID: <V6MQEsBelMvjoBF1C6KDbaHcQIWzvqhC@localhost>
Date:   Sat, 11 Jun 2022 15:32:22 +0100
From:   Aidan MacDonald <aidanmacdonald.0x0@...il.com>
To:     Guru Das Srinagesh <quic_gurus@...cinc.com>
Cc:     linus.walleij@...aro.org, brgl@...ev.pl, robh+dt@...nel.org,
        krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org, wens@...e.org, jic23@...nel.org,
        lee.jones@...aro.org, sre@...nel.org, broonie@...nel.org,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, lgirdwood@...il.com, lars@...afoo.de,
        rafael@...nel.org, linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 01/17] regmap-irq: Use sub_irq_reg() to calculate
 unmask register address


Guru Das Srinagesh <quic_gurus@...cinc.com> writes:

> On Tue, Jun 07, 2022 at 04:53:08PM +0100, Aidan MacDonald wrote:
>> Call sub_irq_reg() instead of calculating the offset of the register
>> to avoid relying on the fact that sub_irq_reg() is a linear function.
>
> Seems like unmask_reg is the only register whose address is not calculated
> using sub_irq_reg(). Switching to using sub_irq_reg() will bring it in line
> with the other calculations.
>
> Could you please incorporate this info in your commit message as well? This
> should be the rationale for this change; that it allows for the get_irq_reg()
> patch should be secondary.

I'll note that in v3, thanks.

>
> The change seems okay to me, but I'd ideally like someone to pick this up and
> test it out just to make sure it doesn't break existing behaviour for them.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Guru Das.