[patch 2/3] ps3: BD/DVD/CD-ROM Storage Driver
Geert Uytterhoeven
Geert.Uytterhoeven at sonycom.com
Thu Jul 19 19:02:07 EST 2007
On Wed, 18 Jul 2007, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > +struct ps3rom_private {
> > + struct ps3_storage_device *dev;
> > + struct scsi_cmnd *curr_cmd;
> > +};
> > +#define ps3rom_priv(dev) ((dev)->sbd.core.driver_data)
> > +
>
> Someone should invent a keyboard which delivers an electric shock when the
> operator types "#define". In the meanwhile, I get to do the honours.
>
> Please don't implement in a macro anything which can be implemented in C.
All I needed was a shorthand to access driver_data, for both read and write
access (you cannot do the latter with C, unless you decouple read and write).
> > + kaddr = kmap_atomic(sgpnt->page, KM_IRQ0);
> > + if (!kaddr)
> > + return -1;
>
> kmap_atomic() cannot fail. On i386, at least. If it can fail on any other
> arch then we have a biiiiig problem. (Multiple instances of this)
Thanks, fixed!
With kind regards,
Geert Uytterhoeven
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