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

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Mon, May 18, 2026 at 09:24:35AM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> 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

Yeah, I believe Linus will have a strong opinion about all this CHERI stuff :-)
But let see, it might be surprising turn around.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko