Re: [PATCH platform-next v1 1/8] platform/mellanox: mlxreg-hotplug: Use capability register for attribute creation

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Thu Jul 09 2020 - 12:06:31 EST


On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 12:19 PM Vadim Pasternak <vadimp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Create the 'sysfs' attributes according to configuration provided
> through the capability register, which purpose is to indicate the
> actual number of the components within the particular group.
> Such components could be, for example the FAN or power supply units.
> The motivation is to avoid adding a new code in the future in order to
> distinct between the systems types supported different number of the

supported -> supporting a

> components like power supplies, FANs, ASICs, line cards.

...

> /* Go over all units within the item. */
> - for (j = 0; j < item->count; j++, data++, id++) {
> + for (j = 0, k = 0; j < item->count; j++, data++) {
> + /* Skip if bit in mask is not set. */
> + if (!(item->mask & BIT(j)))
> + continue;

Instead of splitted comments and this code, perhaps

/* Go over all unmasked units within item */
for_each_set_bit(j, &item->mask, item->count) {
...
}

It might require a mask defined as unsigned long, though. Or temporary
variables.

> }
> + num_attrs += k;
> }

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko