[U-Boot] [PATCH v4 2/4] drivers:usb:common:fsl-dt-fixup: Remove code duplication for fdt_usb_get_node_type

[Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de>]

On 03/18/2016 12:58 PM, Sriram Dash wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Marek Vasut [mailto:marex at denx.de]
>> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2016 4:51 PM
>> To: Sriram Dash <sriram.dash@nxp.com>; u-boot at lists.denx.de
>> Cc: york sun <york.sun@nxp.com>; Ramneek Mehresh
>> <ramneek.mehresh@nxp.com>; Rajesh Bhagat <rajesh.bhagat@nxp.com>
>> Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/4] drivers:usb:common:fsl-dt-fixup: Remove code
>> duplication for fdt_usb_get_node_type
>>
>> On 03/18/2016 06:05 AM, Sriram Dash wrote:
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Marek Vasut [mailto:marex at denx.de]
>>>> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 10:14 PM
>>>> To: Sriram Dash <sriram.dash@nxp.com>; u-boot at lists.denx.de
>>>> Cc: york sun <york.sun@nxp.com>; Ramneek Mehresh
>>>> <ramneek.mehresh@nxp.com>; Rajesh Bhagat <rajesh.bhagat@nxp.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/4] drivers:usb:common:fsl-dt-fixup: Remove
>>>> code duplication for fdt_usb_get_node_type
>>>>
>>>> On 03/11/2016 07:26 AM, Sriram Dash wrote:
>>>>> Call fdt_usb_get_node_type() from fdt_fixup_usb_mode_phy_type() to
>>>>> avoid code duplication.
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Sriram Dash <sriram.dash@nxp.com>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Rajesh Bhagat <rajesh.bhagat@nxp.com>
>>>>> ---
>>>>> Changes in v4:
>>>>>   - Make minimal modification to code Changes in v3:
>>>>>   - Move the duplication of code to new patch
>>>>>
>>>>>  drivers/usb/common/fsl-dt-fixup.c | 23 ++++++-----------------
>>>>>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
>>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/drivers/usb/common/fsl-dt-fixup.c
>>>>> b/drivers/usb/common/fsl-dt-fixup.c
>>>>> index 92adb46..64e20d8 100644
>>>>> --- a/drivers/usb/common/fsl-dt-fixup.c
>>>>> +++ b/drivers/usb/common/fsl-dt-fixup.c
>>>>> @@ -19,32 +19,21 @@
>>>>>  #define CONFIG_USB_MAX_CONTROLLER_COUNT 1  #endif
>>>>>
>>>>> +static const char *fdt_usb_get_node_type(void *blob, int start_offset,
>>>>> +					 int *node_offset);
>>>>> +
>>>>
>>>> Why do you need this forward declaration ?
>>>>
>>>
>>> The forwarded declaration is needed as the function " fdt_usb_get_node_type " is
>> used in " fdt_fixup_usb_mode_phy_type " but defined below "
>> fdt_fixup_usb_mode_phy_type ".
>>>
>>> This was done to avoid the confusion created due to git diff, while moving the "
>> fdt_usb_get_node_type " above  " fdt_fixup_usb_mode_phy_type", in v3.
>>
>> Just swap those functions please.
>>
> 
> So, shall I change v4 back to v3, as the return type is being addressed in another patch v4 4/4.

I took a look at the changelog from v3 to v4, it says "Make minimal
modification to code" , so based on that, I cannot answer the question,
sorry.

I am just asking you to reorder the functions and get rid of the forward
declaration. I don't think it has anything to do with the return type,
does it ?

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Best regards,
Marek Vasut