linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] clkdev: Update clkdev id usage to allow for longer names

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Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 17:48:18 +0200
From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To: "Michael J. Ruhl" <michael.j.ruhl@...el.com>
Cc: linux@...linux.org.uk, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] clkdev: Update clkdev id usage to allow for longer names

On Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 09:18:14AM -0500, Michael J. Ruhl wrote:
> clkdev ID information is limited to arrays of 20 and 16 bytes
> (MAX_DEV_ID/MAX_CON_ID).  It is possible that the IDs could be
> longer that.  If so, the lookup will fail because the "real ID"
> will not match the copied value.

Perhaps you need to add a real example.

> Increase the size of the IDs to allow for longer names.

..

> -#define MAX_DEV_ID	20
> -#define MAX_CON_ID	16
> +#define MAX_DEV_ID	32
> +#define MAX_CON_ID	32

Do we need to alter both?

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko