Re: [PATCH] davinci: dm644x: fix enum ccdc_gama_width and enumccdc_data_size comparision warning

From: Prabhakar Lad
Date: Tue Feb 05 2013 - 12:18:48 EST


Hi Mauro,

On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 9:54 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab
<mchehab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Em Wed, 2 Jan 2013 17:23:50 +0530
> "Lad, Prabhakar" <prabhakar.csengg@xxxxxxxxx> escreveu:
>
>> while the effect is harmless this patch
>
> I disagree that this is a harmless warning. It is here for a reason:
> you should not be relying on the enum "magic" value, since the main
> reason to use an enum is to fill/compare the enum fields only by their
> names, and not by their number.
>
OK

>> fixes following build warning,
>>
>> drivers/media/platform/davinci/dm644x_ccdc.c: In function ‘validate_ccdc_param’:
>> drivers/media/platform/davinci/dm644x_ccdc.c:233:32: warning: comparison between
>> ‘enum ccdc_gama_width’ and ‘enum ccdc_data_size’ [-Wenum-compare]
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Lad, Prabhakar <prabhakar.lad@xxxxxx>
>> ---
>> drivers/media/platform/davinci/dm644x_ccdc.c | 5 ++++-
>> 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/davinci/dm644x_ccdc.c b/drivers/media/platform/davinci/dm644x_ccdc.c
>> index ee7942b..42b473a 100644
>> --- a/drivers/media/platform/davinci/dm644x_ccdc.c
>> +++ b/drivers/media/platform/davinci/dm644x_ccdc.c
>> @@ -228,9 +228,12 @@ static void ccdc_readregs(void)
>> static int validate_ccdc_param(struct ccdc_config_params_raw *ccdcparam)
>> {
>> if (ccdcparam->alaw.enable) {
>> + u32 gama_wd = ccdcparam->alaw.gama_wd;
>> + u32 data_sz = ccdcparam->data_sz;
>> +
>> if ((ccdcparam->alaw.gama_wd > CCDC_GAMMA_BITS_09_0) ||
>> (ccdcparam->alaw.gama_wd < CCDC_GAMMA_BITS_15_6) ||
>> - (ccdcparam->alaw.gama_wd < ccdcparam->data_sz)) {
>> + (gama_wd < data_sz)) {
>
> hmm... from include/media/davinci/dm644x_ccdc.h:
> enum ccdc_gama_width {
> CCDC_GAMMA_BITS_15_6, // 0
> CCDC_GAMMA_BITS_14_5, // 1
> CCDC_GAMMA_BITS_13_4, // 2
> CCDC_GAMMA_BITS_12_3, // 3
> CCDC_GAMMA_BITS_11_2, // 4
> CCDC_GAMMA_BITS_10_1, // 5
> CCDC_GAMMA_BITS_09_0 // 6
> };
>
> enum ccdc_data_size {
> CCDC_DATA_16BITS, // 0
> CCDC_DATA_15BITS, // 1
> CCDC_DATA_14BITS, // 2
> CCDC_DATA_13BITS, // 3
> CCDC_DATA_12BITS, // 4
> CCDC_DATA_11BITS, // 5
> CCDC_DATA_10BITS, // 6
> CCDC_DATA_8BITS // 7
> };
>
> That doesn't seem right, as comparing the enum integer value won't
> warrant that the number of bits of gamma. For example, gamma == 6
> means 9 bits, while ccdc == 6 means 10 bits.
>
> In any case, the code is just crappy, as one could anytime add more
> values at the enum or reorder.
>
yes

> So, a better fix would be to have an array that would convert from the
> enum "magic" number into the number of bits.
>
> Hmm... wait a moment: why are you using an enum here at the first place???
>
> It seems that it would be a way better to just use 2 unsigned integers:
> ccdc_data_num_bits and ccdc_gama_num_bits, and just fill it with the
> number of bits, instead of declaring an enum for it.
>
I will pick this option :)


Regards,
--Prabhakar

> Another alternative would be to merge them into just one enum, like:
>
> enum ccdc_bits {
> CCDC_8_BITS = 8,
> CCDC_9_BITS = 9,
> CCDC_10_BITS = 10,
> CCDC_11_BITS = 11,
> CCDC_12_BITS = 12,
> CCDC_13_BITS = 13,
> CCDC_14_BITS = 14,
> CCDC_15_BITS = 15,
> CCDC_16_BITS = 16,
> };
>
> and replace all occurrences of ccdc_data_size and ccdc_gama_width by
> the new enum.
>
> This way, you could trust on compare one field with the other.
>
>> dev_dbg(ccdc_cfg.dev, "\nInvalid data line select");
>> return -1;
>> }
>
> Regards,
> Mauro
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