Re: [PATCH] iio: accel: kxsd9: Fix alignment of local buffer.

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On Sun, 3 May 2020 20:01:56 +0200
Nuno Sá <noname.nuno@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sun, 2020-05-03 at 18:22 +0100, jic23@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > From: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp assumes 8 byte alignment which
> > is not guaranteed by an array of 8 __be16.
> > 
> > Reported-by: Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  drivers/iio/accel/kxsd9.c | 12 +++++++-----
> >  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/kxsd9.c b/drivers/iio/accel/kxsd9.c
> > index 0b876b2dc5bd..4c42d1200914 100644
> > --- a/drivers/iio/accel/kxsd9.c
> > +++ b/drivers/iio/accel/kxsd9.c
> > @@ -209,14 +209,16 @@ static irqreturn_t kxsd9_trigger_handler(int
> > irq, void *p)
> >  	const struct iio_poll_func *pf = p;
> >  	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = pf->indio_dev;
> >  	struct kxsd9_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
> > +	struct {
> > +		__be16 chan[4];
> > +		u64 ts;
> > +	} hw_values;  
> 
> A nitpick from my side. Maybe a comment woudn't be that noisy. It might
> be not that obvious for some people why this construct is needed and it
> might prevent new driver's from doing the same mistake.

Good point. I'll add something like

/* Ensure correct positioning and alignment of timestamp */

above the struct definition.


> 
> - Nuno Sá
> 
> 





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