Re: [PATCH 1/5] auxdisplay: charlcd: no need to call charlcd_gotoxy() if nothing changes

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On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 2:59 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven
<geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 2:42 PM, Miguel Ojeda
> <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 10:58 AM, Sean Young <sean@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> If the line extends beyond the width to the screen, nothing changes. The
>>> existing code will call charlcd_gotoxy every time for this case.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Sean Young <sean@xxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>>  drivers/auxdisplay/charlcd.c | 7 ++++---
>>>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/auxdisplay/charlcd.c b/drivers/auxdisplay/charlcd.c
>>> index 642afd88870b..45ec5ce697c4 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/auxdisplay/charlcd.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/auxdisplay/charlcd.c
>>> @@ -192,10 +192,11 @@ static void charlcd_print(struct charlcd *lcd, char c)
>>>                         c = lcd->char_conv[(unsigned char)c];
>>>                 lcd->ops->write_data(lcd, c);
>>>                 priv->addr.x++;
>>> +
>>> +               /* prevents the cursor from wrapping onto the next line */
>>> +               if (priv->addr.x == lcd->bwidth)
>>> +                       charlcd_gotoxy(lcd);
>>>         }
>>> -       /* prevents the cursor from wrapping onto the next line */
>>> -       if (priv->addr.x == lcd->bwidth)
>>> -               charlcd_gotoxy(lcd);
>>>  }
>>>
>>
>> Willy, Geert: is this fine with you? Seems fine: charlcd_write_char()
>> right now does an unconditional write_cmd() when writing a normal
>> character; so unless some HW requires the command for some reason even
>> if there is nothing changed, we can skip it.
>
> Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>

Thanks a lot, picking it up then.

Miguel

> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
>
>                         Geert
>
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> Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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