Re: [char-misc-next 3/3] mei: me: use an index instead of a pointer for private data

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Tue Jun 13 2017 - 09:46:25 EST


On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 12:15:57PM +0300, Tomas Winkler wrote:
> +static const struct mei_cfg *const mei_cfg_list[] = {
> + NULL,
> + &mei_me_legacy_cfg,
> + &mei_me_ich_cfg,
> + &mei_me_pch_cfg,
> + &mei_me_pch_cpt_pbg_cfg,
> + &mei_me_pch8_cfg,
> + &mei_me_pch8_sps_cfg,
> +};

Does this structure have to keep in sync with:

> +enum mei_cfg_idx {
> + MEI_ME_UNDEF_CFG,
> + MEI_ME_LEGACY_CFG,
> + MEI_ME_ICH_CFG,
> + MEI_ME_PCH_CFG,
> + MEI_ME_PCH_CPT_PBG_CFG,
> + MEI_ME_PCH8_CFG,
> + MEI_ME_PCH8_SPS_CFG,
> + MEI_ME_NUM_CFG,
> +};

That value?

If so, why not make it automatic and have the array use the enum values?
That way you know you get it right.

At the very least, document the heck out of this...

thanks,

greg k-h