Re: [PATCH 1/1] Input: mma8450 - fix signed 12bits to 32bits conversion

[Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>]

On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 08:36:52AM +0100, Sebastien Royen wrote:
> Hi Dmitry
> 
> 2013/3/28 Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
> >
> > Hi Seb,
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 09:17:43AM +0100, seb wrote:
> > > Event value is wrong. Should be in range -2048 to 2047, but is in range 0 to 4095.
> > > Use int8_t to int conversion and remove 0xfff mask.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: seb <sebastien.royen@armadeus.com>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/input/misc/mma8450.c |   15 ++++++++++-----
> > >  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/mma8450.c b/drivers/input/misc/mma8450.c
> > > index 480557f..c3781a1 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/input/misc/mma8450.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/input/misc/mma8450.c
> > > @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static void mma8450_poll(struct input_polled_dev *dev)
> > >       struct mma8450 *m = dev->private;
> > >       int x, y, z;
> > >       int ret;
> > > -     u8 buf[6];
> > > +     int8_t buf[6];
> > >
> > >       ret = mma8450_read(m, MMA8450_STATUS);
> > >       if (ret < 0)
> > > @@ -119,13 +119,18 @@ static void mma8450_poll(struct input_polled_dev *dev)
> > >       if (!(ret & MMA8450_STATUS_ZXYDR))
> > >               return;
> > >
> > > -     ret = mma8450_read_block(m, MMA8450_OUT_X_LSB, buf, sizeof(buf));
> > > +     ret = mma8450_read_block(m, MMA8450_OUT_X_LSB, (u8*)buf, sizeof(buf));
> > >       if (ret < 0)
> > >               return;
> > >
> > > -     x = ((buf[1] << 4) & 0xff0) | (buf[0] & 0xf);
> > > -     y = ((buf[3] << 4) & 0xff0) | (buf[2] & 0xf);
> > > -     z = ((buf[5] << 4) & 0xff0) | (buf[4] & 0xf);
> > > +     /* convert 8 MSB from int8_t to int */
> > > +     x = buf[1];
> > > +     y = buf[3];
> > > +     z = buf[5];
> > > +     /* add 4 LSB */
> > > +     x = (x << 4) | (buf[0] & 0xf);
> > > +     y = (y << 4) | (buf[2] & 0xf);
> > > +     z = (z << 4) | (buf[4] & 0xf);
> >
> > Should we just say:
> >
> >         x = ((int)(s8)buf[1] << 4) | (buf[0] & 0xf);
> >         y = ...
> >         z = ...
> >
> > and leave the rest as is?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > --
> > Dmitry
> 
> Yes, it works too and is more close to original version.
> It's my first contrib so I'm not familiar with process,
> do you need another patch with right changes ?

Yes please as I do not have the hardware to test modified patch.

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Dmitry