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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3 1/2] i2c: add DMA support for freescale i2c driver
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On Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at 04:08:27 AM, Yao Yuan wrote:

[...]

> > > + i2c_imx->use_dma = false;
> > > + } else if (i2c_imx_dma_request(i2c_imx, (dma_addr_t)phy_addr)) {
> > > + dev_info(&pdev->dev,
> > > + "can't request dma chan, faild use dma.\n");
> > > + i2c_imx->use_dma = false;
> > > + } else {
> > > + i2c_imx->use_dma = true;
> > > + }
> >
> > Can you not just check if i2c_imx->dma is valid pointer or NULL pointer ?
> > Then you won't need a separate variable, for this purpose ... right ?
>
> Sorry and I think what I know is just to check whether it is NULL.
> Then for the second question, maybe there are some other ways, But I think
> it is more tidy and easier understanding for using a separate variable,
> for this purpose.

You are just wasting space and duplicating data, unless I am wrong.

Best regards,
Marek Vasut


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