Re: [PATCH v7 1/4] mfd: bd71837: mfd driver for ROHM BD71837 PMIC

From: Matti Vaittinen
Date: Tue Jun 26 2018 - 08:03:19 EST


Hello Again Eric,

On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 01:40:40PM +0200, Enric Balletbo Serra wrote:
> Hi Matti,
> Missatge de Matti Vaittinen <matti.vaittinen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> del
> dia dt., 26 de juny 2018 a les 13:25:
> > On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 11:06:33AM +0200, Enric Balletbo Serra wrote:
> > > Missatge de Matti Vaittinen <matti.vaittinen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> del
> > > dia dt., 19 de juny 2018 a les 12:57:
> >
> > > > +static const struct of_device_id bd71837_of_match[] = {
> > > > + { .compatible = "rohm,bd71837", .data = (void *)0},
> > > > + { },
> > >
> > > nit: { /* sentinel */ }
> >
> > I am sorry but I didn't quite get the point here. Could you please
> > explain what did you expect to be added here?
> >
>
> It's a nit but It is a good practice to specify that the last entry is
> a sentinel. Just this.
>
> +static const struct of_device_id bd71837_of_match[] = {
> + { .compatible = "rohm,bd71837", .data = (void *)0},
> + { /* sentinel */ }
> +};

Oh, I see. Finally something I can disagree =) I quickly opened few
random drivers which declare match table. None of them practiced this
good practice. So I guess it is not such a standard after all. And I
guess the meaning of last entry in match table should be quite obvious.
Adding the comment /* sentinel */ sounds like stating the obvious at
best - at worst it gets one just to wonder what the "sentinel" means =)

>
> And just noticed, is .data = (void *)0 really required?

As static structs should be initialized to zero I'd say it is not
required. Will remove this. Thanks for pointing this out.

Br,
Matti Vaittinen