linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] gpiolib: cdev: Split line_get_debounce

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Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2023 14:39:38 +0200
From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To: Kent Gibson <warthog618@...il.com>
Cc: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@...aro.org>,
	linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] gpiolib: cdev: Split line_get_debounce_period()
 and use

On Fri, Dec 22, 2023 at 09:12:37AM +0800, Kent Gibson wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 21, 2023 at 07:55:27PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > Instead of repeating the same code and reduce possible miss
> > of READ_ONCE(), split line_get_debounce_period() heler out
> > and use in the existing cases.
> >
> 
> helper
> 
> Not a fan of this change.
> 
> So using READ_ONCE() is repeating code??

Yes. Because one may forget about it.

> Doesn't providing a wrapper around READ_ONCE() just rename that repitition?
> What of all the other uses of READ_ONCE() in cdev (and there are a lot) -
> why pick on debounce_period?

Because you have a setter, but getter. Inconsistency.

> The line_set_debounce_period() is necessary as the set is now a
> multi-step process as it can impact whether the line is contained
> in the supinfo_tree.  The get is just a get.
> 
> And you could've included me in the Cc so I didn't just find it by
> accident.

Maybe it's time to add you to the MAINTAINERS for this file as a designated
reviewer?

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko