[PATCH v3 6/6] fbdev: Rename fb_mem*() helpers

[Thomas Zimmermann]

Hi

Am 02.05.23 um 22:08 schrieb Sam Ravnborg:
> Hi Thomas.
> 
> On Tue, May 02, 2023 at 03:02:23PM +0200, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
>> Update the names of the fb_mem*() helpers to be consistent with their
>> regular counterparts. Hence, fb_memset() now becomes fb_memset_io(),
>> fb_memcpy_fromfb() now becomes fb_memcpy_fromio() and fb_memcpy_tofb()
>> becomes fb_memcpy_toio(). No functional changes.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann at suse.de>
>> ---
> ...
>>   
>> -#ifndef fb_memcpy_fromfb
>> -static inline void fb_memcpy_fromfb(void *to, const volatile void __iomem *from, size_t n)
>> +#ifndef fb_memcpy_fromio
>> +static inline void fb_memcpy_fromio(void *to, const volatile void __iomem *from, size_t n)
>>   {
>>   	memcpy_fromio(to, from, n);
>>   }
>> -#define fb_memcpy_fromfb fb_memcpy_fromfb
>> +#define fb_memcpy_fromio fb_memcpy_fromio
>>   #endif
>>   
>> -#ifndef fb_memcpy_tofb
>> -static inline void fb_memcpy_tofb(volatile void __iomem *to, const void *from, size_t n)
>> +#ifndef fb_memcpy_toio
>> +static inline void fb_memcpy_toio(volatile void __iomem *to, const void *from, size_t n)
>>   {
>>   	memcpy_toio(to, from, n);
>>   }
>> -#define fb_memcpy_tofb fb_memcpy_tofb
>> +#define fb_memcpy_toio fb_memcpy_toio
>>   #endif
>>   
>>   #ifndef fb_memset
>> -static inline void fb_memset(volatile void __iomem *addr, int c, size_t n)
>> +static inline void fb_memset_io(volatile void __iomem *addr, int c, size_t n)
>>   {
>>   	memset_io(addr, c, n);
>>   }
>> -#define fb_memset fb_memset
>> +#define fb_memset fb_memset_io
> 
> The static inlines wrappers does not provide any value, and could be replaced by
> direct calls to memcpy_fromio(), memcpy_toio(), memset_io().
> 
> If you decide to keep the wrappers I will not hold you back, so the
> patch has my:
> Reviewed-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam at ravnborg.org>
> 
> But I prefer the direct calls without the wrappers....

At first I was also skeptical if those fb_mem*() wrappers are needed. 
But Arnd mentioned that there are subtle differences between the current 
code and Linux' mem*_io() functions. Keeping the wrappers might be needed.

Best regards
Thomas

> 
> 	Sam

-- 
Thomas Zimmermann
Graphics Driver Developer
SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH
Frankenstrasse 146, 90461 Nuernberg, Germany
GF: Ivo Totev, Andrew Myers, Andrew McDonald, Boudien Moerman
HRB 36809 (AG Nuernberg)
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: OpenPGP_signature
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 840 bytes
Desc: OpenPGP digital signature
URL: <https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dri-devel/attachments/20230503/b5afb929/attachment.sig>