Re: [PATCH 06/10] iio: adc: ti-adc0832: use struct with aligned_s64 timestamp

[Jonathan Cameron <jic23@kernel.org>]

On Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:58:25 -0500
David Lechner <dlechner@baylibre.com> wrote:

> Use a struct with aligned s64_timestamp instead of a padded array for
> the buffer used for iio_push_to_buffers_with_ts(). This makes it easier
> to see the correctness of the size and alignment of the buffer.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Lechner <dlechner@baylibre.com>
> ---
>  drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc0832.c | 15 +++++++--------
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc0832.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc0832.c
> index cfcdafbe284b103a069857028886411bc72dea4f..f508f7113faa2610a2889f3c36c5a679fa72264d 100644
> --- a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc0832.c
> +++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc0832.c
> @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
>  #include <linux/module.h>
>  #include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
>  #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
> +#include <linux/types.h>
>  #include <linux/iio/iio.h>
>  #include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
>  #include <linux/iio/buffer.h>
> @@ -29,12 +30,10 @@ struct adc0832 {
>  	struct regulator *reg;
>  	struct mutex lock;
>  	u8 mux_bits;
> -	/*
> -	 * Max size needed: 16x 1 byte ADC data + 8 bytes timestamp
> -	 * May be shorter if not all channels are enabled subject
> -	 * to the timestamp remaining 8 byte aligned.

If the comment is going, we need to capture that there are 16 channels
via a define or a comment.

This one probably wants to stay as a buffer but the same will apply to a new
patch doing that.


> -	 */
> -	u8 data[24] __aligned(8);
> +	struct {
> +		u8 data[16];
> +		aligned_s64 timestamp;
> +	} buffer;
>  
>  	u8 tx_buf[2] __aligned(IIO_DMA_MINALIGN);
>  	u8 rx_buf[2];
> @@ -222,10 +221,10 @@ static irqreturn_t adc0832_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
>  			goto out;
>  		}
>  
> -		adc->data[i] = ret;
> +		adc->buffer.data[i] = ret;
>  		i++;
>  	}
> -	iio_push_to_buffers_with_ts(indio_dev, adc->data, sizeof(adc->data),
> +	iio_push_to_buffers_with_ts(indio_dev, &adc->buffer, sizeof(adc->buffer),
>  				    iio_get_time_ns(indio_dev));
>  out:
>  	mutex_unlock(&adc->lock);
>