Re: [PATCH v4 1/9] phy: addphy_get_bus_width()/phy_set_bus_width() calls

From: Russell King - ARM Linux
Date: Thu Dec 12 2013 - 06:27:51 EST


On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 06:18:29AM -0500, Matt Porter wrote:
> /**
> + * struct phy_attrs - represents phy attributes
> + * @bus_width: Data path width implemented by PHY
> + */
> +struct phy_attrs {
> + u32 bus_width;

Why u32?

> int phy_power_off(struct phy *phy);
> +static inline u32 phy_get_bus_width(struct phy *phy)
> +{
> + return phy->attrs.bus_width;
...
>
> +static inline u32 phy_get_bus_width(struct phy *phy)
> +{
> + return -ENOSYS;

Why u32, especially as you're returning a negative number here.

If the bus width is a small integer (I'm assuming you don't have up to
2^30 bus signals) then what's wrong with it being an 'int' ?
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