Re: [PATCH v6 4/4] thermal: Add Tegra SOCTHERM thermal management driver

[Mikko Perttunen <mikko.perttunen@kapsi.fi>]

On 09/29/2014 11:29 AM, Thierry Reding wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 11:28:31PM +0300, Mikko Perttunen wrote:
>> On 09/26/2014 02:45 PM, Thierry Reding wrote:
> [...]
>>> I think a more idiomatic way to write this would be:
>>>
>>> static int
>>> calculate_tsensor_calibration(const struct tegra_tsensor *sensor,
>>> 			      struct tsensor_shared_calibration shared,
>>> 			      u32 *calib)
>>
>> If I do that, it will go over the 80 character limit by quite a few
>> characters, which is why I didn't use that style. Personally I'm fine with
>> either style.
>
> The above doesn't exceed the 80 character limit. Putting the return
> value and the static keyword on a separate line is a pretty common way
> to reduce line length.

Good point, I didn't think of doing that. I usually never use the above 
style, but clearly here it is the best choice.

>
>>>
>>> While at it, perhaps make shared a const * instead of passing it in by
>>> value?
>>
>> That is possible, but I'm not sure what the difference would be. Is there a
>> style rule forbidding by-value compound types? (Also if I change the style,
>> it would go over 80 characters by even more.)
>
> No it doesn't. The below fits within 80 characters per line just fine:
>
> static int
> calculate_tsensor_calibration(const struct tegra_tsensor *sensor,
> 			      const struct tsensor_shared_calibration *shared,
> 			      u32 *calib)
>
> Thierry
>