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From: Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@cogentembedded.com>
To: Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@gmail.com>,
	Dave Penkler <dpenkler@gmail.com>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
	peter.chen@freescale.com, teuniz@gmail.com,
	USB <linux-usb@vger.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	dpenkler@gmail.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/5] Implement an ioctl to support the USMTMC-USB488 READ_STATUS_BYTE operation.
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 22:48:03 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <56439B73.8070909@cogentembedded.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAHp75Vfip8uo5iWvi-wdLkvmBGHeZwn-cUWPzWOuDZjf+5J3gw@mail.gmail.com>

Hello.

On 11/11/2015 10:03 PM, Andy Shevchenko wrote:

>> Background:
>> When performing a read on an instrument that is executing a function
>> that runs longer than the USB timeout the instrument may hang and require
>> a device reset to recover. The READ_STATUS_BYTE operation always returns
>> even when the instrument is busy permitting to poll for the appropriate
>> condition. This capability is refered to in instrument application notes

    Referred.

>> on synchronizing acquisitions for other platforms.
>
> Won't comment precisely by line, but common nitpicks about style:
>   - added empty lines where no need
>   - redundant parens
>   - pieces of code takes whole line when they are quite fit tail of previous one.
>
> And why malloc for 8 bytes?

    To be able to do DMA with this buffer, apparently.

>> Signed-off-by: Dave Penkler <dpenkler@gmail.com>

[patch skipped]

    It's a good tone to skip the parts you're not commenting on, so others 
wouldn't have to scroll in vain.

WBR, Sergei


  reply	other threads:[~2015-11-11 19:48 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-11-11 11:08 [PATCH v3 0/5] usb: usbtmc: Add support for missing functions in USBTMC-USB488 spec Dave Penkler
2015-11-11 11:16 ` [PATCH v3 1/5] Implement an ioctl to support the USMTMC-USB488 READ_STATUS_BYTE operation Dave Penkler
2015-11-11 19:03   ` Andy Shevchenko
2015-11-11 19:48     ` Sergei Shtylyov [this message]
2015-11-11 19:54       ` Andy Shevchenko
2015-11-11 21:08     ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
     [not found]       ` <CAL=kjP3sdPu4FZcznoGMo5a_S2fi376UdfykcMw65+w2g+QQqA@mail.gmail.com>
2015-11-12  9:41         ` Andy Shevchenko
2015-11-11 11:16 ` [PATCH v3 2/5] Add support for USBTMC USB488 SRQ notification with fasync Dave Penkler
2015-11-11 11:16 ` [PATCH v3 3/5] Add support for receiving USBTMC USB488 SRQ notifications via poll/select Dave Penkler
2015-11-11 19:04   ` Andy Shevchenko
2015-11-11 11:20 ` [PATCH v3 4/5] Add ioctl to retrieve USBTMC-USB488 capabilities Dave Penkler
2015-11-11 19:34   ` Andy Shevchenko
2015-11-11 11:21 ` [PATCH v3 5/5] Add ioctls to enable and disable local controls on an instrument Dave Penkler
2015-11-11 19:36   ` Andy Shevchenko
2015-11-13  8:59     ` Dave Penkler

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