linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] PCI: mvebu: switch to using gpiod API

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Message-ID: <CACRpkdZWirbY9KRH4r3Q_SU0my-5BUDNkjEUei_May4=_yVZvw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Sun, 18 Sep 2022 16:37:11 +0200
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>
Cc:     Kent Gibson <warthog618@...il.com>,
        Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
        Pali Rohár <pali@...nel.org>,
        Shawn Guo <shawn.guo@...aro.org>,
        Lorenzo Pieralisi <lpieralisi@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Wilczyński <kw@...ux.com>,
        linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] PCI: mvebu: switch to using gpiod API

On Fri, Sep 16, 2022 at 9:23 AM Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl> wrote:

> > Enums work for me - especially if the goal is to differentiate
> > logical from physical - there should be a distinct enum for each.
> >
>
> We won't even have to change the function signatures if we go with
> enums - they already take an int and I'm in general against putting
> enum types into function signatures in C as they give you a false
> sense of a strong type.

We are adding Rust to the kernel soon ;) then it's good for
documentation of what it is actually expected to be.

But I get your point.

Yours,
Linus Walleij