linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] spi: rzv2m-csi: Improve data types, casting and alignment

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Date:   Wed, 19 Jul 2023 09:01:05 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Fabrizio Castro <fabrizio.castro.jz@...esas.com>
Cc:     Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>,
        linux-spi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Chris Paterson <Chris.Paterson2@...esas.com>,
        Biju Das <biju.das@...renesas.com>,
        Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@...renesas.com>,
        linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] spi: rzv2m-csi: Improve data types, casting and alignment

On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 9:25 PM Fabrizio Castro
<fabrizio.castro.jz@...esas.com> wrote:
> "unsigned int" is more appropriate than "int" for the members
> of "struct rzv2m_csi_priv".
> Using void* rather than u8* for txbuf and rxbuf allows for
> the removal of some type casting.
> Remove the unnecessary casting of "data" to "struct rzv2m_csi_priv*"
> in function "rzv2m_csi_irq_handler".
> Also, members "bytes_per_word" and "errors" introduce gaps
> in the structure.
> Adjust "struct rzv2m_csi_priv" and its members usage accordingly.
>
> Signed-off-by: Fabrizio Castro <fabrizio.castro.jz@...esas.com>
> Suggested-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>
> ---
>
> v2: This is basically v1 with the addition of changes to the data
>     types of txbuf and rxbuf and related touches.
>     Also, both the title of this patch and its changelog have been
>     changed to reflect the new additions.
>     Although both Geert and Andy kindly allowed for their Reviewed-by
>     tags to used for this patch, I have dropped them in case they want
>     to jump in.

Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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