Re: [RFC][PATCH 21/26] alsa: ASoC: Add JZ4740 ASoC support

[Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk>]

On Thu, 2010-06-03 at 19:16 +0200, Lars-Peter Clausen wrote:
> Liam Girdwood wrote:
> > On Thu, 2010-06-03 at 18:50 +0200, Lars-Peter Clausen wrote:
> >   
> >>>> +    config = snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(rtd->dai->cpu_dai,
> >>>>         
> >> substream);
> >>     
> >>>> +    if (!prtd->dma) {
> >>>> +            const char *dma_channel_name;
> >>>> +            if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)
> >>>> +                    dma_channel_name = "PCM Playback";
> >>>> +            else
> >>>> +                    dma_channel_name = "PCM Capture";
> >>>> +
> >>>> +            prtd->dma = jz4740_dma_request(substream,
> >>>>         
> >> dma_channel_name);
> >>     
> >>>>     
> >>>>         
> >>> dma_channel_name variable is not required here. Just use the const
> >>>       
> >> char
> >>     
> >>> * directly.
> >>>
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >> I actually had it like that before, but I think it is much more readable
> >> in its current form.
> >>     
> >
> > I disagree, having the char pointer here just adds an extra level of
> > indirection and costs an extra two lines of code. 
> >
> > Liam 
> >   
> Hi
> 
> Could you give an concrete example of how you would code it?
> 

Sure,

if (!prtd->dma) {
          if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)
                   prtd->dma = jz4740_dma_request(substream, "PCM Playback");
          else
                   prtd->dma = jz4740_dma_request(substream, "PCM Capture");
}

Liam

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