Hi Andy,
On Wed, 12 Feb 2025 at 20:04, Andy Shevchenko
<andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 12, 2025 at 07:36:46PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > On Wed, 12 Feb 2025 at 17:35, Andy Shevchenko
> > <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > There are already a lot of drivers that have been using
> > > i2c_8bit_addr_from_msg() for 7-bit addresses, now it's time
> > > to have the similar for 10-bit addresses.
>
> ...
>
> > > +static inline u8 i2c_10bit_addr_from_msg(const struct i2c_msg *msg)
> >
> > Having never used 10-bit addressing myself, or even looked into it,
> > it took me a while to understand what this helper really does...
> > So this returns the high byte of the artificial 16-bit address that
> > must be used to address a target that uses 10-bit addressing?
> > Hence I think this should be renamed, to better match its purpose.
>
> Since you are giving a constructive feedback, please, propose the name.
i2c_10bit_addr_hi_from_msg()?
> > > +{
> > > + /*
> > > + * 10-bit address
> > > + * addr_1: 5'b11110 | addr[9:8] | (R/nW)
> > > + * addr_2: addr[7:0]
> >
> > I think the second comment line does not belong here, as this function
> > doesn't care about that part.
>
> I think the comment is okay to stay. It explains the full picture which is
> helpful. It may be extended to say that the function returns only addr_1.
Or it could be moved outside this function, i.e. at the start of the
section listing all 10-bit address helpers?
>
> > > + */
> > > + return 0xf0 | ((msg->addr & GENMASK(9, 8)) >> 7) | (msg->flags & I2C_M_RD);
> > > +}
> >
> > Probably you also want to add a similar but much simpler helper to
> > return the low byte?
>
> Wouldn't it be too much?
I (my OCD ;-) love symmetry...
i2c_10bit_addr_lo_from_msg()?
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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