linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] Revert "staging: mmal-vchiq: Avoid use of bool in structures"

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Message-ID: <Y3Z3Is8u4wGZfKU5@kroah.com>
Date:   Thu, 17 Nov 2022 19:02:10 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Umang Jain <umang.jain@...asonboard.com>
Cc:     Kieran Bingham <kieran.bingham@...asonboard.com>,
        Broadcom internal kernel review list 
        <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>,
        Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com>,
        Dave Stevenson <dave.stevenson@...pberrypi.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Hans Verkuil <hverkuil-cisco@...all.nl>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@...nel.org>,
        Ray Jui <rjui@...adcom.com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] Revert "staging: mmal-vchiq: Avoid use of bool in
 structures"

On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 11:25:48PM +0530, Umang Jain wrote:
> Hi Kieran,
> 
> On 11/17/22 9:39 PM, Kieran Bingham wrote:
> > Quoting Umang Jain (2022-11-17 16:00:13)
> > > This reverts commit 640e77466e69d9c28de227bc76881f5501f532ca.
> > > 
> > > In commit 7967656ffbfa ("coding-style: Clarify the expectations around
> > > bool") the check to dis-allow bool structure members was removed from
> > > checkpatch.pl. It promotes bool structure members to store boolean
> > > values. This enhances code readability.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Umang Jain <umang.jain@...asonboard.com>
> > > ---
> > >   .../staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c    | 12 ++++++------
> > >   .../staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.h    |  4 ++--
> > >   2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c
> > > index cb921c94996a..4abb6178cb9f 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c
> > > @@ -863,9 +863,9 @@ static int port_info_get(struct vchiq_mmal_instance *instance,
> > >                  goto release_msg;
> > >          if (rmsg->u.port_info_get_reply.port.is_enabled == 0)
> > > -               port->enabled = 0;
> > > +               port->enabled = false;
> > >          else
> > > -               port->enabled = 1;
> > > +               port->enabled = true;
> > >          /* copy the values out of the message */
> > >          port->handle = rmsg->u.port_info_get_reply.port_handle;
> > > @@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@ static int port_disable(struct vchiq_mmal_instance *instance,
> > >          if (!port->enabled)
> > >                  return 0;
> > > -       port->enabled = 0;
> > > +       port->enabled = false;
> > >          ret = port_action_port(instance, port,
> > >                                 MMAL_MSG_PORT_ACTION_TYPE_DISABLE);
> > > @@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ static int port_enable(struct vchiq_mmal_instance *instance,
> > >          if (ret)
> > >                  goto done;
> > > -       port->enabled = 1;
> > > +       port->enabled = true;
> > >          if (port->buffer_cb) {
> > >                  /* send buffer headers to videocore */
> > > @@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@ int vchiq_mmal_port_connect_tunnel(struct vchiq_mmal_instance *instance,
> > >                          pr_err("failed disconnecting src port\n");
> > >                          goto release_unlock;
> > >                  }
> > > -               src->connected->enabled = 0;
> > > +               src->connected->enabled = false;
> > >                  src->connected = NULL;
> > >          }
> > > @@ -1799,7 +1799,7 @@ int vchiq_mmal_component_disable(struct vchiq_mmal_instance *instance,
> > >          ret = disable_component(instance, component);
> > >          if (ret == 0)
> > > -               component->enabled = 0;
> > > +               component->enabled = false;
> > >          mutex_unlock(&instance->vchiq_mutex);
> > > diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.h b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.h
> > > index 6006e29232b3..70eda6cac1c6 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.h
> > > +++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.h
> > > @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ typedef void (*vchiq_mmal_buffer_cb)(
> > >                  int status, struct mmal_buffer *buffer);
> > >   struct vchiq_mmal_port {
> > > -       u32 enabled:1;
> > > +       bool enabled:1;
> > Is this a direct revert with 'git revert' ?
> 
> 
> No. It had conflicts plus I added the ':1' initialization to keep the logic
> same (in case 'enabled' gets used directly). Similar pattern come up with:
>     ($) git grep 'bool' -- '*.[h]' | grep '\:1'
> 
> So it shouldn't be an issue.

Please don't do that "bool foo:1" makes no sense.  Drop the ":1"
please.

thanks,

greg k-h