linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] drivers: serial: earlycon: Correct argument name

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Date:   Mon, 8 Aug 2022 09:55:54 -0600
From:   Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:     Markuss Broks <markuss.broks@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] drivers: serial: earlycon: Correct argument name

On Sat, Aug 6, 2022 at 10:34 AM Markuss Broks <markuss.broks@...il.com> wrote:
>
> The "node" argument is actually an offset,

It's an offset to a node in the FDT. The fact that it is an offset is
an internal implementation detail of the FDT format. So really, it's a
handle to a node. 'node' is more descriptive to its purpose.

> and it's also an "int", and not "unsigned long".

Uh, no it's not. of_flat_dt_*() functions all take an unsigned long.

Rob