linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] gpiolib: cdev: improve documentation of get/set values

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Message-ID: <ZXsd1Uhzg328Zdsy@rigel>
Date:   Thu, 14 Dec 2023 23:23:01 +0800
From:   Kent Gibson <warthog618@...il.com>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andy@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org,
        brgl@...ev.pl, linus.walleij@...aro.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] gpiolib: cdev: improve documentation of get/set
 values

On Thu, Dec 14, 2023 at 05:12:36PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 14, 2023 at 05:58:14PM +0800, Kent Gibson wrote:
> > Add documentation of the algorithm used to perform scatter/gather
> > of the requested lines and values in linereq_get_values() and
> > linereq_set_values_unlocked() to improve maintainability.
>
> I believe this is based on the old discussion in the thread where I proposed
> the patch to convert this (unreadable in my opinion) code to use bitmap APIs.
>

I believe you are correct - that the code is unreadable in your
opinion.  And I noted that you were the origin of this change in the
cover letter.

I'm not usually comforable with this level of hand holding, but I made
an exception in your case.

Cheers,
Kent.