Wolfgang Grandegger wrote:
> Hi Oliver,
> 
> Oliver Hartkopp wrote:
>> Wolfgang Grandegger wrote:
>>> Oliver Hartkopp wrote:
>>>>>> i updated the SVN and introduced a new GET_CAN_DLC() macro, that casts 
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> data length code information to __u8 and ensures the dlc not to be > 8 .
>>>>> I like your approach. I'm just not happy with the name. We should use
>>>>> the prefix "can_" for public functions and lower-case seems also more
>>>>> appropriate. A "static inline" is less handy, I agree. Therefore I vote
>>>>> for "can_get_dlc()". Also some description for that macro would be nice.
>>>> No problem.
>>>>
>>>> So you would suggest to s/GET_CAN_DLC/can_get_dlc/g to rename the macro, 
>>>> right?
>>> Well, yes, also "get_can_dlc" would be fine as we already have
>>> alloc_candev, etc.
>> Done.
>>
>> Indeed the documentation was missing ;-)
> 
> Are you going to prepare a patch for mainline as well?

Yep. Will do.

As there was no negative feedback, i'll prepare a patch the next days.

Regards,
Oliver

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