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Re: Reading the Riot Act To ARM's developers

From Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.embedded
Subject Re: Reading the Riot Act To ARM's developers
Date 2012-03-03 02:04 +0200
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <87aa3ymtwp.fsf@bazspaz.fatphil.org> (permalink)
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David Brown <david.brown@removethis.hesbynett.no> writes:
> On 27/02/12 14:52, Phil Carmody wrote:
> > 7<email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com>  writes:
> >> Phil Carmody wrote:
> >>>> #define INT_XMA (1<<  4)
> >>>> #define ENABLE_RS232  SYSCON->INT |= INT_XMA
> >>>
> >>> Ewwww! Don't do that.
> >>>
> >>>> The problem I am having is what does that '4' mean. Is it 4 or 14 or
> >>>> something else? I need a datasheet. Thats just crap programming.
> >>>>
> >>>> What I want to be able to do is
> >>>>
> >>>> #define ENABLED 1
> >>>> #define ENABLE_RS232_INTERRUPT  SYSCON.INT.INT_XMA = ENABLED
> >>>
> >>> Ewww! Don't do that either.
> >>>
> >>> NACKed.
> >>
> >> By all means save us the laughs and
> >> write one line of code to say what you would do.
> >
> > Well, even the mindless robotic conversion to
> >
> > #define ENABLE_RS232_INTERRUPT() do { SYSCON.INT.INT_XMA = ENABLED; } while(0)
> >
> > would be better than what you had.
> >
> > Phil
> 
> I would prefer three lines:
> 
> static inline void enable_rs232_interrupt(void) {
>      SYSCON.INT.INT_XMA = ENABLED;
> }

Whilst it is a sensible assumption to presume that SYSCON is visible at
the point of definition of the helper, it is by no means guaranteed, as 
it's not obvious from the above, nor necessary for the macro to work -
you have to bear in mind the kind of code we're already dealing with.

> Be daring - learn C99!

I'd rather not have to forget the C11 things, thank you.

Phil
-- 
> I'd argue that there is much evidence for the existence of a God.
Pics or it didn't happen.
-- Tom (/. uid 822)

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  Re: Reading the Riot Act To ARM's developers cassiope <fpm@u.washington.edu> - 2012-02-08 09:51 -0800
    Re: Reading the Riot Act To ARM's developers 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2012-02-08 19:29 +0000
      Re: Reading the Riot Act To ARM's developers David Brown <david.brown@removethis.hesbynett.no> - 2012-02-08 21:37 +0100
        Re: Reading the Riot Act To ARM's developers 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2012-02-08 21:52 +0000
          Re: Reading the Riot Act To ARM's developers "Arie de Muynck" <nospam@nospam.com> - 2012-02-09 08:09 +0100
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                Re: Reading the Riot Act To ARM's developers Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2012-02-13 15:11 +0000
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      Re: Reading the Riot Act To ARM's developers David Brown <david.brown@removethis.hesbynett.no> - 2012-02-11 15:16 +0100
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                Re: Reading the Riot Act To ARM's developers Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2012-02-13 22:07 +0000
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