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

[Troy Kisky <troy.kisky@boundarydevices.com>]

Liam Girdwood wrote:
> 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
> 
or,

if (!prtd->dma)
        prtd->dma = jz4740_dma_request(substream, (substream->stream == 
SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) ?
                 "PCM Playback" : "PCM Capture");