Re: [PATCH] Add a driver to support InvenSense mpu3050 gyroscope chip.

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> Could just fix the length in this. You only ever use it with the
> value 6. Hardly seems worth it's own function.  I guess this may be
> because it gets used for other things in the full version?  If so it
> doesn't do any harm here so might as well leave it alone.

In its current form, but there may well be future reasons for people to
update that depending upon their application of the device.

> > +	u8 buffer[6];
> > +	buffer[0] = MPU3050_XOUT_H;
> > +	mpu3050_xyz_read_reg(client, buffer, 6);
> > +	coords->x = buffer[0];
> > +	coords->x = coords->x << 8 | buffer[1];
> 
> Better to use le16_tocpu or similar rather than
> hand rolling these.

le16_to_cpu takes an u16 or similar input which means buffer then has
to be a u16[] array for alignment which means you need a separate input
and output buffer or to do uglies setting XOUT_H

(Normally I'd agree with you but in this case I'm unconvinced)

Alan
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