Re: [PATCH 1/2] drm/mipi-dsi: add more multi functions for better error handling

[Tejas Vipin]

On 7/9/24 5:50 AM, Doug Anderson wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Fri, Jun 28, 2024 at 11:25 AM Tejas Vipin <tejasvipin76@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> +/**
>> + * mipi_dsi_dcs_set_page_address_multi() - define the column extent of the
>> + *     frame memory accessed by the host processor
>> + * @ctx: Context for multiple DSI transactions
>> + * @start: first column of frame memory
>> + * @end: last column of frame memory
> 
> nit: "start" and "end" comments should say "first page" and "last
> page", not "first column" and "last column". The previous function was
> the one about columns.
> 
>> + *
>> + * Like mipi_dsi_dcs_set_page_address() but deals with errors in a way that
>> + * makes it convenient to make several calls in a row.
>> + */
>> +void mipi_dsi_dcs_set_page_address_multi(struct mipi_dsi_multi_context *ctx,
>> +                                          u16 start, u16 end)
> 
> nit: indentation of the above line isn't _quite_ right.
> 
> 
> Other than the two nits, this looks fine to me, but I'd prefer if
> someone else provides an "Ack" in addition to me that they're OK
> adding these extra "multi" functions. Both Dmitry and Linus W were
> involved in the original "multi" functions, so maybe they'd be willing
> to offer their opinions?

I think a better way to go forward with multi style functions is to
use macros. All the multi style functions are basically exactly the
same with the only difference being the function called internally
and the dev_err. This can be represented in the form of a macro, and
would save on a ton of otherwise redundant code, while also allowing 
us to "convert" any function to multi style as and when we please.

We would ideally have 2 macros, one for the main functions where we
desire to modify accum_err on an error arising, and another macro that
just checks accum_err to see if the function should be a no op.

If you guys think this is a good idea, I'll work on the macros and
do the multi conversions in this new way.

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Tejas Vipin