On 26.04.2018 15:04, Sakari Ailus wrote: > On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 10:16:56AM +0300, Sakari Ailus wrote: >> On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 10:04:25AM +0300, Todor Tomov wrote: >>> Hi Sakari, >>> >>> On 26.04.2018 09:50, Sakari Ailus wrote: >>>> Hi Todor, >>>> >>>> On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 07:20:46PM +0300, Todor Tomov wrote: >>>> ... >>>>> +static int ov7251_write_reg(struct ov7251 *ov7251, u16 reg, u8 val) >>>>> +{ >>>>> + u8 regbuf[3]; >>>>> + int ret; >>>>> + >>>>> + regbuf[0] = reg >> 8; >>>>> + regbuf[1] = reg & 0xff; >>>>> + regbuf[2] = val; >>>>> + >>>>> + ret = i2c_master_send(ov7251->i2c_client, regbuf, 3); >>>>> + if (ret < 0) { >>>>> + dev_err(ov7251->dev, "%s: write reg error %d: reg=%x, val=%x\n", >>>>> + __func__, ret, reg, val); >>>>> + return ret; >>>>> + } >>>>> + >>>>> + return 0; >>>> >>>> How about: >>>> >>>> return ov7251_write_seq_regs(ov7251, reg, &val, 1); >>>> >>>> And put the function below ov2751_write_seq_regs(). >>> >>> I'm not sure... It will calculate message length each time and then check >>> that it is not greater than 5, which it is. Seems redundant. >>> >>>> >>>>> +} >>>>> + >>>>> +static int ov7251_write_seq_regs(struct ov7251 *ov7251, u16 reg, u8 *val, >>>>> + u8 num) >>>>> +{ >>>>> + const u8 maxregbuf = 5; >>>>> + u8 regbuf[maxregbuf]; > > Apparently this leads to bad positive sparse warning. I'd fix it by: > > diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/ov7251.c b/drivers/media/i2c/ov7251.c > index 3e2c0c03dfa9..d3ebb7529fca 100644 > --- a/drivers/media/i2c/ov7251.c > +++ b/drivers/media/i2c/ov7251.c > @@ -643,12 +643,11 @@ static int ov7251_write_reg(struct ov7251 *ov7251, u16 reg, u8 val) > static int ov7251_write_seq_regs(struct ov7251 *ov7251, u16 reg, u8 *val, > u8 num) > { > - const u8 maxregbuf = 5; > - u8 regbuf[maxregbuf]; > + u8 regbuf[5]; > u8 nregbuf = sizeof(reg) + num * sizeof(*val); > int ret = 0; > > - if (nregbuf > maxregbuf) > + if (nregbuf > sizeof(regbuf)) > return -EINVAL; > > regbuf[0] = reg >> 8; > > Let me know if you're happy with that; I can merge it to the original > patch. Yes, thanks. > >>>>> + u8 nregbuf = sizeof(reg) + num * sizeof(*val); >>>>> + int ret = 0; >>>>> + >>>>> + if (nregbuf > maxregbuf) >>>>> + return -EINVAL; >>>>> + >>>>> + regbuf[0] = reg >> 8; >>>>> + regbuf[1] = reg & 0xff; >>>>> + >>>>> + memcpy(regbuf + 2, val, num); >>>>> + >>>>> + ret = i2c_master_send(ov7251->i2c_client, regbuf, nregbuf); >>>>> + if (ret < 0) { >>>>> + dev_err(ov7251->dev, "%s: write seq regs error %d: first reg=%x\n", >>>> >>>> This line is over 80... >>> >>> Yes indeed. Somehow checkpatch does not report this line, I don't know why. >>> >>>> >>>> If you're happy with these, I can make the changes, too; they're trivial. >>> >>> Only the second one? Thanks :) >> >> Works for me. I'd still think the overhead of managing the buffer is >> irrelevant where to having an extra function to do essentially the same >> thing is a source of maintenance and review work. Note that we're even now >> spending time to discuss it. ;-) >> >> -- >> Kind regards, >> >> Sakari Ailus >> e-mail: sakari.ailus@xxxxxx > -- Best regards, Todor Tomov