Re: [PATCH] gpiolib: Fix irq_domain resource tracking for gpiochip_irqchip_add_domain()

From: Linus Walleij
Date: Mon Jun 19 2023 - 03:44:27 EST


On Sat, Jun 17, 2023 at 4:25 PM Andy Shevchenko
<andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 9:02 PM Michael Walle <michael@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Am 2023-06-16 16:13, schrieb Andy Shevchenko:
> > > On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 09:30:06AM +0200, Michael Walle wrote:
>
> ...
>
> > >> /* Remove all IRQ mappings and delete the domain */
> > >> - if (gc->irq.domain) {
> > >> + if (!gc->irq.domain_is_ext && gc->irq.domain) {
> > >
> > > Looking at this, perhaps positive about allocation?
> > >
> > > domain_is_allocated?
> >
> > I mean all domains are allocated ;)
> >
> > domain_is_allocated_externally? I'm bad with short and concise
> > names..
>
> Naming is one of the hardest problems in software...
> Your variant is long, but conscious. I dunno. Bart, Linus, do you have
> any ideas?

No, this name is fine. It is meant for human readers and they
will immediately understand.

Yours,
Linus Walleij