Re: [PATCH v3] i2c documentation: rename variable "register" to "reg"

[Josà Manuel AlarcÃn RoldÃn]

2014-08-27 22:54 GMT+03:00 Josà Manuel AlarcÃn RoldÃn
<jose.alarcon.roldan@xxxxxxxxx>:
> The example code provided with the i2c device interface documentation
> won't compile since it uses the reserved word "register" to name a
> variable.
>
> The compiler fails with this error message:
>
>  error: expected identifier or '(' before '=' token
>    __u8 register = 0x20; /* Device register to access */
>                  ^
>
> Rename the variable "register" to simply "reg"
> in the example code.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jose Alarcon Roldan <jose.alarcon.roldan@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  Documentation/i2c/dev-interface | 10 +++++-----
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/i2c/dev-interface b/Documentation/i2c/dev-interface
> index 3e742ba..2ac78ae 100644
> --- a/Documentation/i2c/dev-interface
> +++ b/Documentation/i2c/dev-interface
> @@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ Well, you are all set up now. You can now use
> SMBus commands or plain
>  I2C to communicate with your device. SMBus commands are preferred if
>  the device supports them. Both are illustrated below.
>
> -  __u8 register = 0x10; /* Device register to access */
> +  __u8 reg = 0x10; /* Device register to access */
>    __s32 res;
>    char buf[10];
>
>    /* Using SMBus commands */
> -  res = i2c_smbus_read_word_data(file, register);
> +  res = i2c_smbus_read_word_data(file, reg);
>    if (res < 0) {
>      /* ERROR HANDLING: i2c transaction failed */
>    } else {
> @@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ the device supports them. Both are illustrated below.
>    }
>
>    /* Using I2C Write, equivalent of
> -     i2c_smbus_write_word_data(file, register, 0x6543) */
> -  buf[0] = register;
> +     i2c_smbus_write_word_data(file, reg, 0x6543) */
> +  buf[0] = reg;
>    buf[1] = 0x43;
>    buf[2] = 0x65;
> -  if (write(file, buf, 3) ! =3) {
> +  if (write(file, buf, 3) != 3) {
>      /* ERROR HANDLING: i2c transaction failed */
>    }
>
> --
> 1.9.1

Again something went wrong. Sorry about that :-(

--
Jose
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