linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/17] arch/sh: Do not assign FBINFO_FLAG_DEFAULT to fb

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Message-ID: <0a47ed93fe90a77180533f8c2e42e402827e8f1c.camel@physik.fu-berlin.de>
Date:   Mon, 10 Jul 2023 15:42:48 +0200
From:   John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@...sik.fu-berlin.de>
To:     Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>, deller@....de,
        javierm@...hat.com
Cc:     linux-sh@...r.kernel.org, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, amd-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-geode@...ts.infradead.org, linux-nvidia@...ts.surfsouth.com,
        linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org, linux-omap@...r.kernel.org,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        Yoshinori Sato <ysato@...rs.sourceforge.jp>,
        Rich Felker <dalias@...c.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/17] arch/sh: Do not assign FBINFO_FLAG_DEFAULT to
 fb_videomode.flag

Hi Thomas!

On Mon, 2023-07-10 at 14:50 +0200, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
> FBINFO_FLAG_DEFAULT is a flag for a framebuffer in struct fb_info.
> Flags for videomodes are prefixed with FB_MODE_. FBINFO_FLAG_DEFAULT
> is 0 and the static declaration already clears the memory area of
> sh7763fb_videomode. So remove the assignment.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>
> Cc: Yoshinori Sato <ysato@...rs.sourceforge.jp>
> Cc: Rich Felker <dalias@...c.org>
> Cc: John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@...sik.fu-berlin.de>
> ---
>  arch/sh/boards/mach-sh7763rdp/setup.c | 1 -
>  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/sh/boards/mach-sh7763rdp/setup.c b/arch/sh/boards/mach-sh7763rdp/setup.c
> index 97e715e4e9b3..345f2b76c85a 100644
> --- a/arch/sh/boards/mach-sh7763rdp/setup.c
> +++ b/arch/sh/boards/mach-sh7763rdp/setup.c
> @@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ static struct fb_videomode sh7763fb_videomode = {
>  	.vsync_len = 1,
>  	.sync = 0,
>  	.vmode = FB_VMODE_NONINTERLACED,
> -	.flag = FBINFO_FLAG_DEFAULT,
>  };
>  
>  static struct sh7760fb_platdata sh7763fb_def_pdata = {

I would argue that the current code is more readable that your proposed change.

I agree that it's a no-op, but code is not just about functionality but also
readability, isn't it?

Also, I prefer "sh:" as the architecture prefix, not "arch/sh:".

Thanks,
Adrian

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