Re: [PATCH 8/9] ata: Add support for the Tegra124 SATA controller

[Tejun Heo]

On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 10:10:23AM -0600, Stephen Warren wrote:
> > sata_writel() and sata_read() static inlines don't seem to add any value.
> > 
> > Can they be removed?
> 
> Such functions are quite idiomatic in drivers, and serve to simplify all
> the call-sites by removing the need to write out the addition of the
> base address everywhere.

I think it obfuscates more than helps.  If you absoluately have to
keep it, please at least name it so that it's clear that it's
something specific to this driver.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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