RE: [PATCH V6 4/7] mfd: da9061: MFD core support

From: Steve Twiss
Date: Tue Mar 28 2017 - 06:44:59 EST


On 28 March 2017 09:37, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Subject: Re: [PATCH V6 4/7] mfd: da9061: MFD core support
>
> Hi Lee,
>
> On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 10:21 AM, Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> [auto build test WARNING on ljones-mfd/for-mfd-next]
> >> [also build test WARNING on v4.11-rc4 next-20170327]
> >> base: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lee/mfd.git for-mfd-next
> >> config: x86_64-randconfig-x009-201713 (attached as .config)
> >> compiler: gcc-6 (Debian 6.2.0-3) 6.2.0 20160901
> >> reproduce:
> >> # save the attached .config to linux build tree
> >> make ARCH=x86_64
> >>
> >> All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):
> >>
> >> drivers//mfd/da9062-core.c: In function 'da9062_i2c_probe':
> >> >> drivers//mfd/da9062-core.c:845:21: warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size [-Wpointer-to-int-cast]
> >> chip->chip_type = (int)match->data;
> >> ^
> >
> > Please use longs or enums.
>
> Enums would still give a warning on 64-bit.
> The simple fix is change the cast from (int) to (uintptr_t).

Hi Lee and Geert,

How about this? Fix by redefining the enum chip_type to be an int.
Then, just use substitution:
#define COMPAT_TYPE_DA9061 1
#define COMPAT_TYPE_DA9062 2

That would be simple.
Are there any reasons this would not be acceptable?

Regards,
Steve