Re: [PATCH v1] i2c: Use named initializers for arrays of i2c_device_data

From: Andi Shyti

Date: Thu Jun 04 2026 - 19:37:01 EST


Hi Uwe,

On Mon, May 18, 2026 at 06:45:09PM +0200, Uwe Kleine-König (The Capable Hub) wrote:
> While being less compact, using named initializers allows to more easily
> see which members of the structs are assigned which value without having
> to lookup the declaration of the struct. And it's also more robust
> against changes to the struct definition.
>
> The mentioned robustness is relevant for a planned change to struct
> i2c_device_id that replaces .driver_data by an anonymous union.
>
> While touching all these arrays, unify usage of whitespace in the list
> terminator.
>
> This patch doesn't modify the compiled arrays, only their representation
> in source form benefits. The former was confirmed with x86 and arm64
> builds.
>
> Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König (The Capable Hub) <u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Forwarded: id:20260518134035.644762-2-u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxx

merged in i2c/i2c-host.

Thanks,
Andi