Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] spi: Add Renesas R-Car Gen3 RPC SPI controller driver

[Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mason,

On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 8:44 AM <masonccyang@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > "Marek Vasut" <marek.vasut@xxxxxxxxx>
> > 2018/12/05 上午 10:04
> > On 12/03/2018 10:18 AM, Mason Yang wrote:
> > > Add a driver for Renesas R-Car Gen3 RPC SPI controller.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Mason Yang <masonccyang@xxxxxxxxxxx>

> > > +static u8 rpc_bits_xfer(u32 nbytes)
> > > +{
> > > +   if (nbytes > 4)
> > > +      nbytes = 4;
> >
> > Use clamp() ?
> >
>
> nbytes = clamp(nbytes, 1, 4);
>
> got many warnings, something like,
> ./include/linux/kernel.h:845:29: warning: comparison of distinct pointer types lacks a cast

You can either make the constants unsigned (1U and 4U), or
use clamp_t(u32, ...).

> > > +         rpc->smenr |= RPC_SMENR_SPIDE(rpc_bits_xfer
> > > +               (op->data.nbytes)) | RPC_SMENR_SPIDB
> > > +               (fls(op->data.buswidth >> 1));
> >
> > Drop parenthesis around fls()
>
> ?
> no way.

Please split the line before RPC_SMENR_SPIDB, and join the next line
with the parameters, so it becomes obvious the parentheses are needed
because RPC_SMENR_SPIDB() is a macro taking parameters.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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