Re: [PATCH] media: v4l2-subdev.h: drop the guard CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L2_SUBDEV_API for v4l2_subdev_get_try_*()

[Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@xs4all.nl>]

On 11/17/14 11:41, Lad, Prabhakar wrote:
> this patch removes the guard CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L2_SUBDEV_API
> for v4l2_subdev_get_try_*() functions.
> In cases where a subdev using v4l2_subdev_get_try_*() calls
> internally and the bridge using subdev pad ops which is
> not MC aware forces to select MEDIA_CONTROLLER, as
> VIDEO_V4L2_SUBDEV_API is dependent on it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lad, Prabhakar <prabhakar.csengg@gmail.com>
> ---
>  include/media/v4l2-subdev.h | 2 --
>  1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
> index 5860292..076ca11 100644
> --- a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
> +++ b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
> @@ -642,7 +642,6 @@ struct v4l2_subdev_fh {
>  #define to_v4l2_subdev_fh(fh)	\
>  	container_of(fh, struct v4l2_subdev_fh, vfh)
>  
> -#if defined(CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L2_SUBDEV_API)
>  #define __V4L2_SUBDEV_MK_GET_TRY(rtype, fun_name, field_name)		\
>  	static inline struct rtype *					\
>  	v4l2_subdev_get_try_##fun_name(struct v4l2_subdev_fh *fh,	\
> @@ -656,7 +655,6 @@ struct v4l2_subdev_fh {
>  __V4L2_SUBDEV_MK_GET_TRY(v4l2_mbus_framefmt, format, try_fmt)
>  __V4L2_SUBDEV_MK_GET_TRY(v4l2_rect, crop, try_crop)
>  __V4L2_SUBDEV_MK_GET_TRY(v4l2_rect, compose, try_compose)
> -#endif
>  
>  extern const struct v4l2_file_operations v4l2_subdev_fops;
>  
> 

The problem is that v4l2_subdev_get_try_*() needs a v4l2_subdev_fh which
you don't have if CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L2_SUBDEV_API is not defined. So I don't
see how removing the guards help with that.

What can be done is that if CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L2_SUBDEV_API is not defined,
then these functions return NULL.

BTW, one patch I will very happily accept is one where the __V4L2_SUBDEV_MK_GET_TRY
is removed and these three try functions are just written as proper
static inlines. I find it very obfuscated code.

In addition, because it is a macro you won't find the function definitions
if you grep on the function name.

But any functional changes here need to be Acked by Laurent first.

Regards,

	Hans