linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 2/3] pinctrl: tps6594: Add driver for TPS6594 pinctrl and GPIOs

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Date:   Wed, 17 May 2023 16:43:01 +0200
From:   "Esteban Blanc" <eblanc@...libre.com>
To:     "Andy Shevchenko" <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
Cc:     <linus.walleij@...aro.org>, <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
        <broonie@...nel.org>, <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
        <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org>,
        <jpanis@...libre.com>, <jneanne@...libre.com>,
        <aseketeli@...libre.com>, <sterzik@...com>, <u-kumar1@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/3] pinctrl: tps6594: Add driver for TPS6594 pinctrl
 and GPIOs

On Wed May 17, 2023 at 3:51 PM CEST, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 12:58 PM Esteban Blanc <eblanc@...libre.com> wrote:
> > On Tue May 16, 2023 at 6:48 PM CEST, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > On Tue, May 16, 2023 at 4:05 PM Esteban Blanc <eblanc@...libre.com> wrote:
> > > > On Fri May 12, 2023 at 7:07 PM CEST,  wrote:
> > > > > Fri, May 12, 2023 at 04:17:54PM +0200, Esteban Blanc kirjoitti:
>
> ...
>
> > > > > > -#define TPS6594_REG_GPIOX_CONF(gpio_inst)          (0x31 + (gpio_inst))
> > > > > > +#define TPS6594_REG_GPIO1_CONF                             0x31
> > > > > > +#define TPS6594_REG_GPIOX_CONF(gpio_inst)  (TPS6594_REG_GPIO1_CONF + (gpio_inst))
> > > > >
> > > > > Why? The original code with parameter 0 will issue the same.
> > > >
> > > > I felt that replacing 0x31 with a constant would make the computation
> > > > in TPS6594_REG_GPIOX_CONFIG more understandable. What do you think?
> > >
> > > The question is why that register is so special that you need to have
> > > it as a constant explicitly?
> >
> > It is not special, it's just the first one of the serie of config
> > registers. I felt like just having 0x31 without context was a bit weird
>
> I'm not sure I understand what 'context' you are talking about.
I was trying to convey the fact that 0x31 was representing
TPS6594_REG_GPIO1_CONF address. This way when looking at
TPS6594_REG_GPIOX_CONF(...), one will better understand that this macro
is just about offsetting from the first GPIO_CONF register.

> This is pretty normal to have two kind of definitions (depending on the case):
> 1/
>
>   #define FOO_1 ...
>   #define FOO_2 ...
>
> and so on
>
> 2/
>
>   #define FOO(x)  (... (x) ...)
>
>
> Having a mix of them seems quite unusual.
I did not know that. I will revert this change for next version then.

Thanks again for your time. Best regards,

-- 
Esteban Blanc
BayLibre