Re: [PATCH 07/11] mtd: rawnand: denali: use bool type instead of int where appropriate

From: Joe Perches
Date: Fri Feb 08 2019 - 04:23:45 EST


On Fri, 2019-02-08 at 17:08 +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> Use 'bool' type for some function arguments.
>
> - write (write or read?)
> - raw (the raw access mode or not?)
>
> It is true that denali_nand_info::dma_avail is also boolean, but
> I am keeping it as 'int' because 'scripts/checkpatch --strict' would
> report the following:
>
> CHECK: Avoid using bool structure members because of possible alignment issues
> - see: https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/11/21/384
>
> I do not think it is a matter here, but I am sticking to the suggestion.

just fyi: that suggestion has been removed by:

commit 7967656ffbfa493f5546c0f18bf8a28f702c4baa
Author: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri Jan 18 15:50:47 2019 -0700

coding-style: Clarify the expectations around bool

There has been some confusion since checkpatch started warning about bool
use in structures, and people have been avoiding using it.

Many people feel there is still a legitimate place for bool in structures,
so provide some guidance on bool usage derived from the entire thread that
spawned the checkpatch warning.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/CA+55aFwVZk1OfB9T2v014PTAKFhtVan_Zj2dOjnCy3x