linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 3/5] iio: addac: stx104: Improve indentation in stx104_write

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Date:   Wed, 5 Apr 2023 11:50:08 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     William Breathitt Gray <william.gray@...aro.org>
Cc:     Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
        Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
        linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 3/5] iio: addac: stx104: Improve indentation in
 stx104_write_raw()

On Tue, Apr 04, 2023 at 10:12:00AM -0400, William Breathitt Gray wrote:
> By bailing out early if chan->output is false for the IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW,
> indentation can be decreased by a tab and code readability improved.

...

> +		/* DAC can only accept up to a 16-bit value */
> +		if ((unsigned int)val > 65535)
> +			return -EINVAL;

While the patch is good per se, I don't like two things (which are also in the
original code):
- explicit casting (can it be avoided?)
- would be good to have U16_MAX or ?.. instead of hard coded number

Can it be addressed with (additional) patches?

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko