linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] ALSA: korg1212: Re-use sockptr

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Date:   Fri, 21 Jul 2023 15:58:05 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>
Cc:     alsa-devel@...a-project.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Jaroslav Kysela <perex@...ex.cz>,
        Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.com>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] ALSA: korg1212: Re-use sockptr_t and respective
 APIs

On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 12:58:14PM +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Jul 2023 12:42:08 +0200,
> Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 12:08:46PM +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > > On Fri, 21 Jul 2023 12:01:46 +0200,
> > > Andy Shevchenko wrote:

...

> > > While I see the benefit, I feel this is very confusing.  If we use the
> > > API for a generic use, it should be renamed at first.

> > Any suggestion for the name?
> 
> It's a universal pointer...  uniptr_t?
> Or a generic pointer, genptr_t?
> 
> I'm not good at naming, and I'm open for it.

It seems it's already spread enough with this name, I would rather stick with
it for now (besides net it's used in crypto, nvme, and security).

The (new) callback though makes a lot of sense on its own.

What do you think?

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko