On Thu, 28 Oct 2021, Fabio M. De Francesco wrote:
> On Thursday, October 28, 2021 12:35:34 PM CEST Karolina Drobnik wrote:
> > Add a variable to store initialization tables. Use this variable
> > in AL2230 initialization.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Karolina Drobnik <karolinadrobnik@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/staging/vt6655/rf.c | 4 +++-
> > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6655/rf.c b/drivers/staging/vt6655/rf.c
> > index ea74701917e5..afd202ea3356 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/vt6655/rf.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/vt6655/rf.c
> > @@ -684,6 +684,7 @@ bool RFvWriteWakeProgSyn(struct vnt_private *priv,
> unsigned char rf_type,
> > unsigned short idx = MISCFIFO_SYNDATA_IDX;
> > unsigned char init_count = 0;
> > unsigned char sleep_count = 0;
> > + const unsigned long *data;
> >
> > VNSvOutPortW(iobase + MAC_REG_MISCFFNDEX, 0);
> > switch (rf_type) {
> > @@ -699,8 +700,9 @@ bool RFvWriteWakeProgSyn(struct vnt_private *priv,
> unsigned char rf_type,
> > if (init_count > (MISCFIFO_SYNDATASIZE - sleep_count))
> > return false;
> >
> > + data = al2230_init_table;
> > for (i = 0; i < CB_AL2230_INIT_SEQ; i++)
> > - MACvSetMISCFifo(priv, idx++,
> al2230_init_table[i]);
> > + MACvSetMISCFifo(priv, idx++, *(data++));
>
> Hi Karolina,
>
> I think you are using redundant parentheses in "* (data ++)" but understand
> that those increments and dereferences are equivalent to "* data ++"
> (according to the C precedence rules).
>
> Some time ago I suggested that you use those redundant parentheses because
> Greg Kroah-Hartman had previously explained that he prefers not to see
> "*foo++" because maintainers and reviewers are not required to remember the C
> precedence rules.
>
> I hope my suggestion isn't based on a misunderstanding of what Greg wants
> here and that your patch can be accepted as is.
>
> While we are at it, please notice that Maintainers of different subsystems
> may see this topic from a different point of view and that they might very
> well ask you for removing those redundant parentheses.
>
> I'd suggest to use grep and find out what is preferred in other subsystems,
> when you want to contribute to other parts of Linux.
Would it be better as data[i] ?
Could there be a better name than "data"? Perhaps "table"?
julia
>
> Thanks,
>
> Fabio
>
> > MACvSetMISCFifo(priv, idx++,
> al2230_channel_table0[channel - 1]);
> > MACvSetMISCFifo(priv, idx++,
> al2230_channel_table1[channel - 1]);
> > --
> > 2.30.2
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