Re: [PATCH v2 01/13] gpu: ipu-v3: Add Video Deinterlacer unit

[Philipp Zabel <p.zabel@pengutronix.de>]

Am Dienstag, den 19.07.2016, 18:10 -0700 schrieb Steve Longerbeam:
> Adds the Video Deinterlacer (VDIC) unit.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Steve Longerbeam <steve_longerbeam@mentor.com>
[...]
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/ipu-v3/ipu-vdi.c
[...]
> +static void __ipu_vdi_set_top_field_man(struct ipu_vdi *vdi, bool top_field_0)
> +{
> +	u32 reg;
> +
> +	reg = ipu_vdi_read(vdi, VDI_C);
> +	if (top_field_0)
> +		reg &= ~VDI_C_TOP_FIELD_MAN_1;
> +	else
> +		reg |= VDI_C_TOP_FIELD_MAN_1;
> +	ipu_vdi_write(vdi, reg, VDI_C);
> +}
[...]
> +void ipu_vdi_toggle_top_field_man(struct ipu_vdi *vdi)
> +{
> +	unsigned long flags;
> +	u32 reg;
> +	u32 mask_reg;
> +
> +	spin_lock_irqsave(&vdi->lock, flags);
> +
> +	reg = ipu_vdi_read(vdi, VDI_C);
> +	mask_reg = reg & VDI_C_TOP_FIELD_MAN_1;
> +	if (mask_reg == VDI_C_TOP_FIELD_MAN_1)
> +		reg &= ~VDI_C_TOP_FIELD_MAN_1;
> +	else
> +		reg |= VDI_C_TOP_FIELD_MAN_1;
> +
> +	ipu_vdi_write(vdi, reg, VDI_C);
> +
> +	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vdi->lock, flags);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ipu_vdi_toggle_top_field_man);

Why not export set top field man? Does it make sense to keep the user of
this API in the dark about the current setting?

regards
Philipp