linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/13] platform/raspberrypi: vchiq-mmal: Avoid use of bool in structures

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Message-ID: <e3b8e670-313d-44b0-b026-f92252d71662@amd.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2025 12:09:15 +0100
From: Christian König <christian.koenig@....com>
To: Jai Luthra <jai.luthra@...asonboard.com>,
 Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@...adcom.com>,
 Raspberry Pi Kernel Maintenance <kernel-list@...pberrypi.com>,
 bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com
Cc: Dave Stevenson <dave.stevenson@...pberrypi.com>,
 Phil Elwell <phil@...pberrypi.com>, Stefan Wahren <wahrenst@....net>,
 Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>,
 Kieran Bingham <kieran.bingham@...asonboard.com>,
 Sumit Semwal <sumit.semwal@...aro.org>,
 linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 Dave Stevenson <dave.stevenson@...pberrypi.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/13] platform/raspberrypi: vchiq-mmal: Avoid use of bool
 in structures

On 10/31/25 18:27, Jai Luthra wrote:
> From: Dave Stevenson <dave.stevenson@...pberrypi.org>
> 
> Fixes up a checkpatch error "Avoid using bool structure members
> because of possible alignment issues".

Mhm, at least of hand that doesn't looks correct to me.

What exactly is the checkpatch.pl error or warning message you get?

Regards,
Christian.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Dave Stevenson <dave.stevenson@...pberrypi.org>
> Signed-off-by: Jai Luthra <jai.luthra@...asonboard.com>
> ---
>  drivers/platform/raspberrypi/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/raspberrypi/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c b/drivers/platform/raspberrypi/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c
> index cd073ed3ea2dd9c45b137f1a32e236e520b7b320..82c2c261fd9cf0669cbd2ca7c814e0703317885a 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/raspberrypi/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/raspberrypi/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c
> @@ -1776,7 +1776,7 @@ int vchiq_mmal_component_enable(struct vchiq_mmal_instance *instance,
>  
>  	ret = enable_component(instance, component);
>  	if (ret == 0)
> -		component->enabled = true;
> +		component->enabled = 1;
>  
>  	mutex_unlock(&instance->vchiq_mutex);
>  
>