Re: [PATCH 15/27] ALSA: hda - Use timecounter_initialize interface

[Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 12:10:47PM +0100, Takashi Iwai wrote:

> > -	struct cyclecounter *cc = &azx_dev->tc.cc;

> > -	cc->read = azx_cc_read;
> > -	cc->mask = CLOCKSOURCE_MASK(32);

> > -	cc->mult = 125; /* saturation after 195 years */
> > -	cc->shift = 0;

I want to get away from this mess of open coded structure
initialization and use a proper functional interface instead.

> >  	nsec = 0; /* audio time is elapsed time since trigger */
> > -	timecounter_init(tc, nsec);
> > +	timecounter_initialize(tc,
> > +			       azx_cc_read,
> > +			       CLOCKSOURCE_MASK(32),
> > +			       125, /* saturation after 195 years */
> > +			       0,
> > +			       nsec);
> 
> Hmm, a function with so many arguments is difficult to remember and is
> often error-prone.  By this transition, it becomes harder to read
> through.

Please suggest a better way.

Thanks,
Richard