linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 3/7] platform/chrome: cros_typec

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Date:   Tue, 16 Aug 2022 05:11:33 +0000
From:   Tzung-Bi Shih <tzungbi@...nel.org>
To:     Prashant Malani <pmalani@...omium.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, chrome-platform@...ts.linux.dev,
        bleung@...omium.org, Daisuke Nojiri <dnojiri@...omium.org>,
        "Dustin L. Howett" <dustin@...ett.net>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Guenter Roeck <groeck@...omium.org>,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
        Tinghan Shen <tinghan.shen@...iatek.com>,
        Xiang wangx <wangxiang@...rlc.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 3/7] platform/chrome: cros_typec_switch: Set EC retimer

On Mon, Aug 15, 2022 at 06:34:21AM +0000, Prashant Malani wrote:
> +static int cros_typec_cmd_mux_set(struct cros_typec_switch_data *sdata, int port_num, u8 index,
> +				  u8 state)
> +{
> +	struct typec_usb_mux_set params = {
> +		.mux_index = index,
> +		.mux_flags = state,
> +	};
> +
> +	struct ec_params_typec_control req = {
> +		.port = port_num,
> +		.command = TYPEC_CONTROL_COMMAND_USB_MUX_SET,
> +		.mux_params = params,
> +	};

Would it be better to avoid the memory copy by making `params` inline?

E.g.:
struct ec_params_typec_control req = {
    ...
    .mux_params = {
        ...
    },
    ...

> +/*
> + * The Chrome EC treats both mode-switches and retimers as "muxes" for the purposes of the

To be consistent to the series, I guess you would like to use ChromeOS
instead of Chrome?