Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH v5 4/7] powerpc/powernv: detect supported nest pmus and its events | From | Michael Ellerman <> | Date | Thu, 23 Jul 2015 19:11:12 +1000 |
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On Thu, 2015-07-23 at 11:33 +0530, Madhavan Srinivasan wrote: > > On Wednesday 22 July 2015 09:37 AM, Daniel Axtens wrote: > > > >> static struct perchip_nest_info p8_nest_perchip_info[P8_NEST_MAX_CHIPS]; > >> +static struct nest_pmu *per_nest_pmu_arr[P8_NEST_MAX_PMUS]; > >> + > >> +static int nest_event_info(struct property *pp, char *name, > >> + struct nest_ima_events *p8_events, int string, u32 val) > > 'int string' is a bit confusing. 'bool is_string' might be clearer, but > > I think it would be even better still to have different functions for > > string and non-string cases, especially because you only need val in the > > non-string case. > > I would perfer to be a single function, since most of the code is same > just of the sting or val part. yes. We can make is as is_string and will > add comment explaining what is done here?
I think Daniel's right, it would be better as two functions.
The only part that is common after the if (string) check is the p8_events->ev_value = buf assignment.
So you should be able to keep all the code up to the if (string) check in a shared function and just have two wrappers that use it.
cheers
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