Re: [PATCH v4 06/14] software node: get rid of property_set_pointer()

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Wed Sep 11 2019 - 04:29:25 EST


On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 8:15 AM Dmitry Torokhov
<dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Instead of explicitly setting values of integer types when copying
> property entries lets just copy entire value union when processing
> non-array values.
>
> When handling array values assign the pointer there using the newly
> introduced "raw" pointer union member. This allows us to remove
> property_set_pointer().
>
> In property_get_pointer() we do not need to handle each data type
> separately, we can simply return either the raw pointer or pointer to
> values union.

Same as before, typechecking is good thing to have for my point of view.
Others may have different opinions.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko