Re: [PATCH v3 14/22] gpio: bd73800: Use named initializers for platform_device_id array

[Matti Vaittinen]

On 26/10/2026 18:28, 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
> platform_device_id that replaces .driver_data by an anonymous union
> (though this driver doesn't use .driver_data, so this patch isn't
> strictly necessary for the plan, but still ok for consistency).
>
> This patch doesn't modify the compiled array, only its representation
> in source form benefits.
>
> Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König (The Capable Hub) <u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Matti Vaittinen <mazziesaccount@xxxxxxxxx>

Thanks!

> ---
>   drivers/gpio/gpio-bd73800.c | 4 ++--
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-bd73800.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-bd73800.c
> index 2be2a885820e..c960ea6e8426 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-bd73800.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-bd73800.c
> @@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ static int gpo_bd73800_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>   }
>   
>   static const struct platform_device_id bd73800_gpio_id[] = {
> -	{ "bd73800-gpio" },
> -	{ },
> +	{ .name = "bd73800-gpio" },
> +	{ }
>   };
>   MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(platform, bd73800_gpio_id);
>   


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Matti Vaittinen
Linux kernel developer at ROHM Semiconductors
Oulu Finland

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