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SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH 05/06] input/rmi4: F01 - device control
On 11/27/2012 01:29 AM, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 02:31:27PM -0800, Christopher Heiny wrote:
>> >On 11/26/2012 01:40 AM, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
>>> > >Hi Christopher,
>>> > >
>>> > >On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 07:58:53PM -0800, Christopher Heiny wrote:
>>>> > >>RMI Function 01 implements basic device control and power management
>>>> > >>behaviors for the RMI4 sensor.
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>rmi_f01.h exports definitions that we expect to be used by other functionality
>>>> > >>in the future (such as firmware reflash).
>>> > >
>>> > >Please see my comments below.
>> >
>> >Hi Dmitry,
>> >
>> >Thanks for the feedback and the patch. I've got just one question,
>> >included below, with a bunch of snipping).
>> >
>> > Chris
>> >
>>> > >
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>Signed-off-by: Christopher Heiny<cheiny@synaptics.com>
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>Cc: Dmitry Torokhov<dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
>>>> > >>Cc: Linus Walleij<linus.walleij@stericsson.com>
>>>> > >>Cc: Naveen Kumar Gaddipati<naveen.gaddipati@stericsson.com>
>>>> > >>Cc: Joeri de Gram<j.de.gram@gmail.com>
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>---
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_f01.c | 1348 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>> > >> drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_f01.h | 160 +++++
>>>> > >> 2 files changed, 1508 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>diff --git a/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_f01.c b/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_f01.c
>>>> > >>new file mode 100644
>>>> > >>index 0000000..038266c
>>>> > >>--- /dev/null
>>>> > >>+++ b/drivers/input/rmi4/rmi_f01.c
>>>> > >>@@ -0,0 +1,1348 @@
>>>> > >>+/*
>>>> > >>+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2012 Synaptics Incorporated
>>>> > >>+ * Copyright (c) 2011 Unixphere
>>>> > >>+ *
>>>> > >>+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
>>>> > >>+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
>>>> > >>+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
>>>> > >>+ * (at your option) any later version.
>> >
>> >[snip]
>> >
>>>> > >>+/**
>>>> > >>+ * @reset - set this bit to force a firmware reset of the sensor.
>>>> > >>+ */
>>>> > >>+struct f01_device_commands {
>>>> > >>+ bool reset:1;
>>>> > >>+ u8 reserved:7;
>>> > >
>>> > >When specifying bitwise fields please use u8, u16, etc only.
>> >
>> >Um, OK. Previously patch feedback suggested to use bool instead of
>> >u8 for single bit fields (see here:
>> >http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-input/msg22198.html). So I'm a
>> >little confused. It's no big deal to change it back, but I'd like
>> >confirmation that it is really what we should do.
>
> I believe that it is better to specify exact bitness of the base type of
> the bitfield so you do not surprised by the alignment.

OK, thanks!


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