Re: [PATCH] ARM: imx: refactor mxc_iomux_mode()

From: Dmitry Voytik
Date: Thu Nov 06 2014 - 13:36:54 EST


Hi Peter,

On Tue, Nov 04, 2014 at 12:21:55PM +0000, Peter Chen wrote:

> > > -int mxc_iomux_mode(unsigned int pin_mode)
> > > +void mxc_iomux_mode(unsigned int pin_mode)
> > > {
> > > - u32 field, l, mode, ret = 0;
> > > + u32 field;
> > > + u32 l;
> > > + u32 mode;
> > > void __iomem *reg;
> > >
>
> Why you use three lines to define it, it makes the function longer.

You're right but there is a recommendation in coding style to declare
variables on separate lines (see Documentation/CodingStyle,
line 469), which improves readability, imho. By the way I saw many
times, that maintainers asked to declare variables separately.

> Besides, Shawn's email changes to : <shawn.guo@xxxxxxxxxx>

Oops, didn't see that. Thanks!

WBR.
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