[PATCH v5 1/4] gpiolib: Pass bitmaps, not integer arrays, to get/set array

David Laight David.Laight at ACULAB.COM
Thu Aug 30 15:35:39 UTC 2018


From: Miguel Ojeda
> Sent: 30 August 2018 12:11
...
> > +       unsigned long value_bitmap[1];  /* for DATA[0-7], RS, RW */
> 
> (I read your comments in the other email)
> 
> I still find this odd, but if everyone is going to have this change
> done like this, consistency is better.

Maybe there ought to be a define so you can do:
	DEFINE_BITMAP(value_bitmap, 32);

While it might just generate an unsigned long [] there is probably
scope for stronger typing.

	David

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