Re: [RFC] regmap: Add regmap_pipe_read API

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On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 11:32:20AM +0300, Crestez Dan Leonard wrote:
> On 06/21/2016 09:42 PM, Mark Brown wrote:
> > On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 06:24:36PM +0300, Crestez Dan Leonard wrote:

> >> +		val = ((u8*)val) + read_len;

> > This cast looks broken, you should be able to do pointer arithmetic on
> > void pointers as though they were char *.

> Pointer arithmetic on void* is not standard C, it's a GCC extension. I
> know that GCC extensions are allowed for the kernel but is it really
> encouraged to rely on them this way?

Hrm, I thought it had been standardized in one of the more recent spec
revisions but I can't seem to find that right now.

> Anyway, are my concerns about the regmap_bus implementation for SPMI
> valid? In theory this could be submitted in it's present form and let
> regmap+spmi users

That looks unfinished...

> If this API is otherwise fine I can just resend this marked as [PATCH]
> with the cast removed and some rearranged comments.

Well, there's the naming.

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