Re: [PATCH v2 10/11] gpio: pca953x: Convert to use bitmap API

[Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Andy,

On Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 10:01 AM Andy Shevchenko
<andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 08:03:00PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 7:29 PM Andy Shevchenko
> > <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Instead of customized approach convert the driver to use bitmap API.
>
> > >  #define MAX_BANK 5
> > >  #define BANK_SZ 8
> > > +#define MAX_LINE       (MAX_BANK * BANK_SZ)
> >
> > Given (almost) everything is now bitmap (i.e. long [])-based, you might
> > as well increase MAX_BANK to a multiple of 4 or 8, e.g. 8.
>
> We can do it any time when we will really need it.

True. Especially as there's no real need to do it now.
(sorry, my mind mixed this up with gpio-74x164...)

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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