[media] si2165: create function si2165_write_reg_list for writing register lists

It is common the need of writing a table of values. Add a function to provide a
helper to address such case. This will allow further code cleanups.
Signed-off-by: NMatthias Schwarzott <zzam@gentoo.org>
Signed-off-by: NMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@osg.samsung.com>

drivers/media/dvb-frontends/si2165.c

@@ -243,6 +243,27 @@ static int si2165_writereg_mask8(struct si2165_state *state, const u16 reg,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+#define REG16(reg, val) { (reg), (val) & 0xff }, { (reg)+1, (val)>>8 & 0xff }
+struct si2165_reg_value_pair {
+	u16 reg;
+	u8 val;
+};
+
+static int si2165_write_reg_list(struct si2165_state *state,
+				 const struct si2165_reg_value_pair *regs,
+				 int count)
+{
+	int i;
+	int ret;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		ret = si2165_writereg8(state, regs[i].reg, regs[i].val);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int si2165_get_tune_settings(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 				    struct dvb_frontend_tune_settings *s)
 {