linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] iio: imu: inv

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Message-ID: <aEwfgP3tiio52Rj-@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:54:24 +0300
From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...el.com>
To: Jean-Baptiste Maneyrol <Jean-Baptiste.Maneyrol@....com>
Cc: Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
	Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
	David Lechner <dlechner@...libre.com>,
	Nuno Sá <nuno.sa@...log.com>,
	Andy Shevchenko <andy@...nel.org>,
	"linux-iio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-iio@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] iio: imu: inv_icm42600: add WoM support

On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 03:53:36PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 12:46:46PM +0000, Jean-Baptiste Maneyrol wrote:
> > >From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...el.com>
> > >Sent: Friday, June 13, 2025 10:29
> > >On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 09:34:26AM +0200, Jean-Baptiste Maneyrol via B4 Relay wrote:

...

> > >Overall, looking to this patch again, I think it would be better to prepend it
> > >by replacing *int*_t types by the respective uXX ones. Because in this patch
> > >we add dozens of new ones which increases an unneeded churn in the future.
> > >
> > In my opinion, to respect the rule don't mix *int*_t and uXX types, it is better
> > to keep *int*_t types. If it need to be changed, we can change afterward the
> > whole driver types with a replace tool and send it in a separate patch.
> 
> It will be never ending story, sorry. We need someone to solve this tech debt.
> And since this patch adds more than 3 new users of it, I think it's a candidate
> to embrace the burden.

For your convenience I can mock-up a change...

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko