Re: [PATCH v1 4/5] pinctrl: intel: Refactor intel_gpio_add_pin_ranges() to make it shorter
From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Thu Mar 19 2026 - 03:18:46 EST
On Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 08:07:16AM +0100, Mika Westerberg wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 08:56:04AM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 07:03:45AM +0100, Mika Westerberg wrote:
> > > On Wed, Mar 18, 2026 at 04:10:18PM +0100, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > > Refactor intel_gpio_add_pin_ranges() to make it shorter in binary
> > > > and source formats.
> > > >
> > > > Function old new delta
> > > > intel_gpio_add_pin_ranges 219 215 -4
> > > > Total: Before=15522, After=15518, chg -0.03%
> > >
> > > Well if you enable optimization the compiler probably puts this into
> > > register and you don't see any changes here.
> >
> > What do you mean? I do not alter what kernel uses.
>
> Enable -Ox and compare then. I think there is Kconfig option for that too.
I don't see it. Can you elaborate?
> > > Also code-wise this is neglible IMHO.
> >
> > Maybe, but still good to have also shorter in source as well — we have
> > -1 LoC at the end of the day.
>
> Well this is silly.
You usually likes - statistics. So, here we are.
> Your other patch adds "unsigned " to every other place
> growing the driver "horizonally" but that's okay.
That's unrelated to this patch and to this certain improvement.
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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko