Re: [PATCH 11/15] dmaengine: dw: platform: use field-by-field initialization

[Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>]

On Sun, 2016-01-24 at 19:21 +0000, Mans Rullgard wrote:
> From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
> 
> This is a simple stylish change that allows to use less lines of
> code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
> ---
> I'm a little ambivalent on this one.  While the patch is correct as
> such,
> the change means that if struct dw_dma_slave gains new members in
> future,
> these will not be initialised.  This added fragility seems an
> unnecesary
> price to pay for saving one line of code.

We may use 

 struct dw_dma_slave slave = {0};

if it makes someone happier.

> ---
>  drivers/dma/dw/platform.c | 19 +++++++++----------
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw/platform.c b/drivers/dma/dw/platform.c
> index 808bafdd7d48..0fd5a49311a2 100644
> --- a/drivers/dma/dw/platform.c
> +++ b/drivers/dma/dw/platform.c
> @@ -32,14 +32,13 @@ static struct dma_chan *dw_dma_of_xlate(struct
> of_phandle_args *dma_spec,
>  					struct of_dma *ofdma)
>  {
>  	struct dw_dma *dw = ofdma->of_dma_data;
> -	struct dw_dma_slave slave = {
> -		.dma_dev = dw->dma.dev,
> -	};
> +	struct dw_dma_slave slave;
>  	dma_cap_mask_t cap;
>  
>  	if (dma_spec->args_count != 3)
>  		return NULL;
>  
> +	slave.dma_dev = dw->dma.dev;
>  	slave.src_id = dma_spec->args[0];
>  	slave.dst_id = dma_spec->args[0];
>  	slave.m_master = dma_spec->args[1];
> @@ -62,13 +61,13 @@ static struct dma_chan *dw_dma_of_xlate(struct
> of_phandle_args *dma_spec,
>  static bool dw_dma_acpi_filter(struct dma_chan *chan, void *param)
>  {
>  	struct acpi_dma_spec *dma_spec = param;
> -	struct dw_dma_slave slave = {
> -		.dma_dev = dma_spec->dev,
> -		.src_id = dma_spec->slave_id,
> -		.dst_id = dma_spec->slave_id,
> -		.m_master = 1,
> -		.p_master = 0,
> -	};
> +	struct dw_dma_slave slave;
> +
> +	slave.dma_dev = dma_spec->dev;
> +	slave.src_id = dma_spec->slave_id;
> +	slave.dst_id = dma_spec->slave_id;
> +	slave.m_master = 1;
> +	slave.p_master = 0;
>  
>  	return dw_dma_filter(chan, &slave);
>  }

-- 
Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
Intel Finland Oy