Re: [PATCH v15 05/19] media: subdev: Add [GS]_ROUTING subdev ioctls and operations

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Hi Hans,

On Mon, Oct 03, 2022 at 04:26:32PM +0200, Hans Verkuil wrote:
> > +#define V4L2_SUBDEV_ROUTE_FL_SOURCE		(1U << 1)
> 
> Can we rename this to _FL_INTERNAL_SOURCE? Just 'SOURCE' is very confusing
> IMHO. The name 'INTERNAL_SOURCE' makes it clear that it is generated internally,
> and so does not come from an external sink-side endpoint.
> 
> I also think that the documentation for this flag in patch 04/19 is very vague,
> I'll comment on that patch as well.

Having descriptive names is important but I think "SOURCE" as such is fine
for the purpose. Adding "INTERNAL_" adds 9 characters to what is already a
very long name, making the flag very clumsy to use in code. That's why I
would prefer to keep it as-is.

-- 
Kind regards,

Sakari Ailus



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