[PATCH v7 2/2] media: platform: Add Aspeed Video Engine driver

Hans Verkuil hverkuil at xs4all.nl
Wed Dec 12 03:45:02 AEDT 2018


On 12/11/18 5:41 PM, Eddie James wrote:

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>> Running checkpatch.pl --strict over the patch gives me three 'CHECK' items
>> they you should also address:
>>
>> CHECK: struct mutex definition without comment
>> #312: FILE: drivers/media/platform/aspeed-video.c:222:
>> +       struct mutex video_lock;
>>
>> CHECK: spinlock_t definition without comment
>> #315: FILE: drivers/media/platform/aspeed-video.c:225:
>> +       spinlock_t lock;
>>
>> CHECK: usleep_range is preferred over udelay; see Documentation/timers/timers-howto.txt
>> #580: FILE: drivers/media/platform/aspeed-video.c:490:
>> +       udelay(100);
> 
> This one has to be udelay due to possibly being called in the interrupt handler...

Please add a comment for that.

> 
>>
>> I think v8 can be the final version. It probably won't make 4.21, though.
>> If I'll get a v8 today, then there is a small chance it might still make it.
>> If not, then it'll be merged early in the 4.22 cycle.
> 
> OK, no worries either way. Will send v8 in a few.

Looking forward to that.

Regards,

	Hans

> 
> Thanks for all the review!
> Eddie
> 
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>     Hans
>>
> 



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