From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753401AbaIVIPw (ORCPT ); Mon, 22 Sep 2014 04:15:52 -0400 Received: from mail-pd0-f180.google.com ([209.85.192.180]:50210 "EHLO mail-pd0-f180.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751433AbaIVIPs (ORCPT ); Mon, 22 Sep 2014 04:15:48 -0400 Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 13:45:41 +0530 From: Sudip Mukherjee To: Takashi Iwai Cc: Jaroslav Kysela , alsa-devel@alsa-project.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/5] sound: pci: ctxfi: added reference of snd_card Message-ID: <20140922081541.GC4870@sudip-PC> References: <1411315421-24138-1-git-send-email-sudipm.mukherjee@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 09:04:53AM +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote: > At Sun, 21 Sep 2014 21:33:37 +0530, > Sudip Mukherjee wrote: > > > > added and initialized a pointer of snd_card in the struct hw to get a reference of > > the card in other functions > > You need to explain why this change is needed. The above text shows > what it'd do, but it doesn't give any explanation to convince why this > patch must be merged in. In this case, it's a preliminary patch for > the changes to convert to dev_*() later. It's the most important bit, > so don't forget it. > then do i mention in the commit that it is the preliminary patch for the later changes to dev_* ? i was thinking that we can get a reference of the card from other functions which are using struct hw is a reason by itself. thanks sudip > > thanks, > > Takashi > > > > > Signed-off-by: Sudip Mukherjee > > --- > > sound/pci/ctxfi/ctatc.c | 1 + > > sound/pci/ctxfi/cthardware.h | 2 ++ > > 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+) > > > > diff --git a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctatc.c b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctatc.c > > index d92a08c..b21eda4 100644 > > --- a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctatc.c > > +++ b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctatc.c > > @@ -1333,6 +1333,7 @@ static int atc_create_hw_devs(struct ct_atc *atc) > > pr_err("Failed to create hw obj!!!\n"); > > return err; > > } > > + hw->card = atc->card; > > atc->hw = hw; > > > > /* Initialize card hardware. */ > > diff --git a/sound/pci/ctxfi/cthardware.h b/sound/pci/ctxfi/cthardware.h > > index 5977e9a..940bbd0 100644 > > --- a/sound/pci/ctxfi/cthardware.h > > +++ b/sound/pci/ctxfi/cthardware.h > > @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ > > > > #include > > #include > > +#include > > > > enum CHIPTYP { > > ATC20K1, > > @@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ struct hw { > > void *irq_callback_data; > > > > struct pci_dev *pci; /* the pci kernel structure of this card */ > > + struct snd_card *card; /* pointer to this card */ > > int irq; > > unsigned long io_base; > > unsigned long mem_base; > > -- > > 1.8.1.2 > >