# Re: \[PATCH v3 6/6\] fbdev: Rename fb\_mem\*() helpers

- From: Thomas Zimmermann \<tzimmermann@suse.de\>
- Date: 2023-05-03 08:15:58 
- List: linux-fbdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2023/05/2186333
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2023/05/2185709/t.md

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Hi

Am 02.05.23 um 22:08 schrieb Sam Ravnborg:
> Hi Thomas.
>
> On Tue, May 02, 2023 at 03:02:23PM +0200, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
>> Update the names of the fb_mem*() helpers to be consistent with their
>> regular counterparts. Hence, fb_memset() now becomes fb_memset_io(),
>> fb_memcpy_fromfb() now becomes fb_memcpy_fromio() and fb_memcpy_tofb()
>> becomes fb_memcpy_toio(). No functional changes.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
>> ---
> ...
>>   
>> -#ifndef fb_memcpy_fromfb
>> -static inline void fb_memcpy_fromfb(void *to, const volatile void __iomem *from, size_t n)
>> +#ifndef fb_memcpy_fromio
>> +static inline void fb_memcpy_fromio(void *to, const volatile void __iomem *from, size_t n)
>>   {
>>   	memcpy_fromio(to, from, n);
>>   }
>> -#define fb_memcpy_fromfb fb_memcpy_fromfb
>> +#define fb_memcpy_fromio fb_memcpy_fromio
>>   #endif
>>   
>> -#ifndef fb_memcpy_tofb
>> -static inline void fb_memcpy_tofb(volatile void __iomem *to, const void *from, size_t n)
>> +#ifndef fb_memcpy_toio
>> +static inline void fb_memcpy_toio(volatile void __iomem *to, const void *from, size_t n)
>>   {
>>   	memcpy_toio(to, from, n);
>>   }
>> -#define fb_memcpy_tofb fb_memcpy_tofb
>> +#define fb_memcpy_toio fb_memcpy_toio
>>   #endif
>>   
>>   #ifndef fb_memset
>> -static inline void fb_memset(volatile void __iomem *addr, int c, size_t n)
>> +static inline void fb_memset_io(volatile void __iomem *addr, int c, size_t n)
>>   {
>>   	memset_io(addr, c, n);
>>   }
>> -#define fb_memset fb_memset
>> +#define fb_memset fb_memset_io
>
> The static inlines wrappers does not provide any value, and could be replaced by
> direct calls to memcpy_fromio(), memcpy_toio(), memset_io().
>
> If you decide to keep the wrappers I will not hold you back, so the
> patch has my:
> Reviewed-by: Sam Ravnborg <redacted>
>
> But I prefer the direct calls without the wrappers....

At first I was also skeptical if those fb_mem*() wrappers are needed. But Arnd mentioned that there are subtle differences between the current code and Linux' mem*_io() functions. Keeping the wrappers might be needed.

Best regards
Thomas

>
> 	Sam

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