Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]


Groups > linux.kernel > #1240025 > unrolled thread

Re: [PATCH] usb: gadget: f_uac1: Convert use of __constant_cpu_to_le16 to cpu_to_le16

Started byFelipe Balbi <balbi@ti.com>
First post2015-10-06 01:30 +0200
Last post2015-10-06 03:40 +0200
Articles 2 — 2 participants

Back to article view | Back to linux.kernel

This discussion starts older than the indexed window; earlier articles aren't shown. The article labeled Started by below is the oldest one visible, not the original post.


Contents

  Re: [PATCH] usb: gadget: f_uac1: Convert use of __constant_cpu_to_le16 to cpu_to_le16 Felipe Balbi <balbi@ti.com> - 2015-10-06 01:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] usb: gadget: f_uac1: Convert use of __constant_cpu_to_le16  to cpu_to_le16 Vaishali Thakkar <vthakkar1994@gmail.com> - 2015-10-06 03:40 +0200

#1240025 — Re: [PATCH] usb: gadget: f_uac1: Convert use of __constant_cpu_to_le16 to cpu_to_le16

FromFelipe Balbi <balbi@ti.com>
Date2015-10-06 01:30 +0200
SubjectRe: [PATCH] usb: gadget: f_uac1: Convert use of __constant_cpu_to_le16 to cpu_to_le16
Message-ID<qgnmF-5iM-3@gated-at.bofh.it>

[Multipart message — attachments visible in raw view] — view raw

Vaishali Thakkar <vthakkar1994@gmail.com> writes:

> On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 2:29 PM, David Laight <David.Laight@aculab.com> wrote:
>> From: Vaishali Thakkar [mailto:vthakkar1994@gmail.com]
>>> Sent: 22 August 2015 02:57
>> ...
>>> >> -     .bcdADC =               __constant_cpu_to_le16(0x0100),
>>> >> -     .wTotalLength =         __constant_cpu_to_le16(UAC_DT_TOTAL_LENGTH),
>>> >> +     .bcdADC =               cpu_to_le16(0x0100),
>>> >> +     .wTotalLength =         cpu_to_le16(UAC_DT_TOTAL_LENGTH),
>>> >
>>> > Have you test compiled this on a big-endian system?
>>> > My gut feeling is that is fails.
>>>
>>> No. I have tested it on little-endian system only. But I'll
>>> be really surprised if this will fail. Can you please tell me
>>> if I am missing something in this particular case or same
>>> applies for other cases because most of the cases like
>>> __constant_<foo> are already converted to <foo>?
>>>
>>> As far as I know, if the argument is a constant the
>>> conversion happens at compile time. And unfolding both
>>> definitions returns to same expression. Still I am trying if
>>> someone can test it for me on big endian system.
>>
>> Flip one to cpu_to_be16() and see if it still compiles.
>
> Yes. It still compiles.

it's unclear to me if this is really safe to apply. Until then I'm
dropping this from queue. Seems like, at a minimum, we need a better
commit log

-- 
balbi

[toc] | [next] | [standalone]


#1240107 — Re: [PATCH] usb: gadget: f_uac1: Convert use of __constant_cpu_to_le16 to cpu_to_le16

FromVaishali Thakkar <vthakkar1994@gmail.com>
Date2015-10-06 03:40 +0200
SubjectRe: [PATCH] usb: gadget: f_uac1: Convert use of __constant_cpu_to_le16 to cpu_to_le16
Message-ID<qgpou-8an-7@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1240025
On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 4:59 AM, Felipe Balbi <balbi@ti.com> wrote:
> Vaishali Thakkar <vthakkar1994@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 2:29 PM, David Laight <David.Laight@aculab.com> wrote:
>>> From: Vaishali Thakkar [mailto:vthakkar1994@gmail.com]
>>>> Sent: 22 August 2015 02:57
>>> ...
>>>> >> -     .bcdADC =               __constant_cpu_to_le16(0x0100),
>>>> >> -     .wTotalLength =         __constant_cpu_to_le16(UAC_DT_TOTAL_LENGTH),
>>>> >> +     .bcdADC =               cpu_to_le16(0x0100),
>>>> >> +     .wTotalLength =         cpu_to_le16(UAC_DT_TOTAL_LENGTH),
>>>> >
>>>> > Have you test compiled this on a big-endian system?
>>>> > My gut feeling is that is fails.
>>>>
>>>> No. I have tested it on little-endian system only. But I'll
>>>> be really surprised if this will fail. Can you please tell me
>>>> if I am missing something in this particular case or same
>>>> applies for other cases because most of the cases like
>>>> __constant_<foo> are already converted to <foo>?
>>>>
>>>> As far as I know, if the argument is a constant the
>>>> conversion happens at compile time. And unfolding both
>>>> definitions returns to same expression. Still I am trying if
>>>> someone can test it for me on big endian system.
>>>
>>> Flip one to cpu_to_be16() and see if it still compiles.
>>
>> Yes. It still compiles.
>
> it's unclear to me if this is really safe to apply. Until then I'm
> dropping this from queue. Seems like, at a minimum, we need a better
> commit log

I compared both .s files [before the change and after the change] and
I don't see any difference between instructions in them. I am not sure
but it looks like if expression contains 'a ? t : f' then either 't'
OR 'f' should
be constant not both.

Also, the code still complies on little endian machines after changing
cpu_to_be16(). And on top of that fact is there are many patches
applied in the kernel from years for the same and very less are remaining.
In case, this fails then I think we need to change those cases as well. But
I have never seen people reporting a bug for the same and changing
<foo> to __constant_<foo> again.

Still I think probably it would be good if someone can test this patch on big
endian machine [just to be sure about the change].

> --
> balbi



-- 
Vaishali
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/

[toc] | [prev] | [standalone]


Back to top | Article view | linux.kernel


csiph-web