linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 18/23] pinctrl: ma35: Convert to common field

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Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:34:52 +0100
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 18/23] pinctrl: ma35: Convert to common
 field_{get,prep}() helpers

Hi Linus,

On Wed, 29 Oct 2025 at 15:21, Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM Geert Uytterhoeven
> <geert+renesas@...der.be> wrote:
>
> > Drop the driver-specific field_get() and field_prep() macros, in favor
> > of the globally available variants from <linux/bitfield.h>.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>
> > ---
> > v5:
> >   - Extracted from "bitfield: Add non-constant field_{prep,get}()
> >     helpers".
>
> Reviewed-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>

Thanks!

> I guess this needs to go with the rest of the patches?

There is no hard requirement for that, but if 07/23 goes in, why not
include this one, too?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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