Re: [PATCH v3 6/6] iio: light: ltr501: Fix sorting order of device arrays

Andy Shevchenko <[email protected]>
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-iio,org.kernel.vger.linux-devicetree,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel
Organization Intel Finland Oy - BIC 0357606-4 - c/o Alberga Business Park, 6 krs, Bertel Jungin Aukio 5, 02600 Espoo
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Fri, Aug 07, 2026 at 09:57:17AM +0200, Esben Haabendal wrote:
> "Andy Shevchenko" <[email protected]> writes:
> > On Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 07:02:17PM +0200, Esben Haabendal wrote:

...

> >>  enum {
> >> -	ltr501 = 0,
> >> -	ltr559,
> >> -	ltr301,
> >
> >> +	ltr301 = 0,
> >
> > Is the 0 required? Why?
> 
> As for the code produced, it should not make any difference.
> 
> I assume it was put here for improved code readability, and I did not
> see any reason to change that.
> 
> I don't care about it myself, so will be happy to remove it if that is
> the preferred style now.

It's not about the style, it's about understanding the C language.
As per style, we have only one requirement in IIO, if the value is used
in communication with HW (part of protocol or a bitfield) *all* enum
values must be explicitly assigned, otherwise (Linux only case) none
(with, of course some exceptions, which are not the case here).

> >>  	ltr303,
> >>  	ltr329,
> >> +	ltr501,
> >> +	ltr559,
> >>  };

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko
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