linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 2/2] media: i2c: add ov2735 image sensor driver

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Message-ID: <175354985094.1609430.13921131213777523371@ping.linuxembedded.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2025 18:10:50 +0100
From: Kieran Bingham <kieran.bingham@...asonboard.com>
To: Hardevsinh Palaniya <hardevsinh.palaniya@...iconsignals.io>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/2] media: i2c: add ov2735 image sensor driver

Quoting Hardevsinh Palaniya (2025-07-26 07:06:05)
> > Quoting Hardevsinh Palaniya (2025-07-25 06:55:23)
> > <snip>
> > > > > +static int ov2735_page_access(struct ov2735 *ov2735,
> > > > > +�������������������������� u32 reg, void *val, int *err, bool is_read)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > +���� u8 page = (reg >> CCI_REG_PRIVATE_SHIFT) & 0xff;
> > > >
> > > > ' & 0xff' part is redundant.
> > > >
> > > > > +���� u32 addr = reg & ~CCI_REG_PRIVATE_MASK;
> > > > > +���� int ret = 0;
> > > >
> > > > How is this assignment being used?
> > > >
> > > > > +���� if (err && *err)
> > > > > +������������ return *err;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +���� mutex_lock(&ov2735->page_lock);
> > > > > +
> > > > > +���� /* Perform page access before read/write */
> > > > > +���� if (ov2735->current_page != page) {
> > > > > +������������ ret = cci_write(ov2735->cci, OV2735_REG_PAGE_SELECT, page, err);
> > > > > +������������ if (ret)
> > > > > +�������������������� goto err_mutex_unlock;
> > > > > +������������ ov2735->current_page = page;
> > > > > +���� }
> > > > > +
> > > > > +���� if (is_read)
> > > > > +������������ ret = cci_read(ov2735->cci, addr, (u64 *)val, err);
> > > > > +���� else
> > > > > +������������ ret = cci_write(ov2735->cci, addr, *(u64 *)val, err);
> > > >
> > > > Do you really need this castings?
> > >
> > > Do you really think this casting is unnecessary?
> > >
> > 
> > Yes? Well quite probably - I haven't checked myself yet but ..
> > 
> > 
> > > Please check the definitions of cci_read/write
> > >
> > > without this, we can't even build the driver.
> > 
> > How about ... changing the function prototype of ov2735_page_access ?
> 
> Of course, changing the function prototype would work.
> 
> My intention is to keep a single ov2735_page_access() function that can
> handle both read and write operations. The cci_read() function expects 
> a u64 *, whereas cci_write() expects a u64 value. To support both cases
> within one function, I’ve used a void *val and cast it appropriately 
> depending on the operation.
> 
> If we were to remove the casting, we would need to split this into two
> separate functions, one for read and one for write, even though the only 
> difference between them would be a single line. I’d prefer to avoid that
> redundancy and keep the code compact. 
> 
> Let me know if you see a better way to handle this without duplicating
> the logic. 

ov2735_page_access() {
	if (ov2735->page != page)
		cci_write(PAGE, page)
	ov2735->page = page;
}

oc2735_read() {
	ov2735_page_access();
	cci_read()
}

ov2735_write() {
	ov2735_page_access();
	cci_write()
}

> 
> Best Regards,
> Hardev