Re: [PATCH v1] Input: Use named initializers for arrays of i2c_device_data

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi Uwe,

On Fri, 15 May 2026 at 18:48, Uwe Kleine-König (The Capable Hub)
<u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> My additional motivation for this effort is CHERI[1]. This is a hardware

Nice!

> extension that uses 128 bit pointers but unsigned long is still 64 bit.
> So with CHERI you cannot store pointers in unsigned long variables.

Good luck fixing all implicit assumptions about this in the kernel!
Also, good luck convincing people to use uintptr_t instead ;-)

https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wj2OHy-5e+srG1fy+ZU00TmZ1NFp6kFLbVLMXHe7A1d-g@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert


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