Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] gpio: thermal: Utilize for_each_set_clump macro

From: Syed Nayyar Waris
Date: Sat Apr 25 2020 - 15:54:34 EST


On Sun, Apr 26, 2020 at 12:56 AM Lukas Wunner <lukas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Apr 26, 2020 at 12:35:02AM +0530, Syed Nayyar Waris wrote:
> > This patch replaces all the existing for_each_set_clump8 and related
> > function calls in the drivers (gpio and thermal) with the equivalent
> > new generic for_each_set_clump macro.
>
> Why are patches [3/6] and [4/6] included in v2 even though William
> said they should be ignored?
>
> Again, replacing for_each_set_clump8() with for_each_set_clump()
> does not provide any benefit but may impact performance and makes
> the code more difficult to follow. So once more, please do not
> change drivers which are known to work fine with 8 bit clumps,
> specifically gpio-max3191x.c and gpio-74x164.c.
>
> Please in the future include a list of the changes you've made
> in the cover letter, not just in each individual patch.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lukas

Hi Lukas,
Your concerns are noted. [3/6] and [4/6] won't be included in the next
version v3 of the patchset.

Regards
Syed Nayyar Waris