linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 15/18] serial: sc16is7xx: pass R/W buffer in FIFO functions

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Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2023 14:35:53 -0500
From: Hugo Villeneuve <hugo@...ovil.com>
To: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...el.com>
Cc: gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, jirislaby@...nel.org, jringle@...dpoint.com,
 kubakici@...pl, phil@...pberrypi.org, bo.svangard@...eddedart.se,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, Hugo Villeneuve
 <hvilleneuve@...onoff.com>, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 15/18] serial: sc16is7xx: pass R/W buffer in FIFO
 functions

On Wed, 20 Dec 2023 17:57:59 +0200
Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...el.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 12:18:59PM -0500, Hugo Villeneuve wrote:
> > From: Hugo Villeneuve <hvilleneuve@...onoff.com>
> > 
> > To simplify function by avoiding cast.
> > 
> > This is similar to what is done in max310x driver.
> 
> ...
> 
> > ---
> > If deemed appropriate for stable kernel backporting:
> 
> I don't think it's eligible.

No problem.


> > ---
> 
> I don't see the necessity of the change, OTOH it's harmless.
> The problem is that commit message is basically "Yeah, we
> do cargo cult." Because I haven't seen what casting you are
> talking about.

I'll try to reword the commit message.

And replace cast with something like "... to remove additional struct
sc16is7xx_port variable..."

Hugo Villeneuve