linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] dell-wmi: Update code for processing WMI events

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Date:	Mon, 10 Nov 2014 22:02:43 -0800
From:	Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>
To:	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
Cc:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Gabriele Mazzotta <gabriele.mzt@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dell-wmi: Update code for processing WMI events

On Sun, Nov 09, 2014 at 04:21:33PM +0100, Pali Rohár wrote:
> On Wednesday 22 October 2014 12:51:17 Pali Rohár wrote:
> > On Tuesday 21 October 2014 23:32:12 Darren Hart wrote:
> > > On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 12:15:24AM +0200, Pali Rohár wrote:

Hi Pali,

...
> > > > @@ -158,44 +182,117 @@ static void dell_wmi_notify(u32
> > > > value, void *context)
> > > > 
> > > >  	}
> > > >  	
> > > >  	obj = (union acpi_object *)response.pointer;
> > > > 
> > > > +	if (!obj) {
> > > > +		pr_info("no response\n");
> > > > +		return;
> > > > +	}
> > > 
> > > If you intend to print this, it should probably be a bit
> > > more informative. Is "info" the right level here? I would
> > > imagine either WARN if this was a bad thing, or DEBUG if
> > > this is more for debugging the driver.
> > 
> > So what you (or somebody else) prefer? warn or debug?

I was leaving that up to you based on your interpretation of severity and why
you added this. If it was just for debug purporses, the I suggest debug. If this
will impact the user in an unexpected way, then WARN.

...
> > > > +	if (!dell_new_hk_type) {
> > > > +		if (buffer_size >= 3 && buffer_entry[1] == 0x0)
> > > > +			dell_wmi_process_key(buffer_entry[2]);
> > > > 
> > > >  		else if (buffer_size >= 2)
> > > > 
> > > > -			reported_key = (int)buffer_entry[1] & 0xffff;
> > > > -		else {
> > > > +			dell_wmi_process_key(buffer_entry[1]);
> > > 
> > > Why can we drop the 0xffff mask now?
> > 
> > Because it is useless (or correct me if not!). Variable
> > buffer_entry has type u16* so operation "AND 0xFFFF" on 16bit
> > integer do nothing.

Right, of course. Thanks,

> > > > +		else
> > > > 
> > > >  			pr_info("Received unknown WMI event\n");
> > > > 
> > > > -			kfree(obj);
> > > > -			return;
> > > > +		kfree(obj);
> > > > +		return;
> > > > +	}
> > > > +
> > > > +	buffer_end = buffer_entry + buffer_size;
> > > > +
> > > > +	while (buffer_entry < buffer_end) {
> > > > +
> > > > +		len = buffer_entry[0];
> > > > +		if (len == 0)
> > > > +			break;
> > > > +
> > > > +		len++;
> > > > +
> > > 
> > > Why increment len here? Are you trying to avoid a "len + 1"
> > > in the comparisons below? If so, is using "len * 2" in the
> > > debug message below correct? Please clarify.
> > 
> > in buffer_entry[0] (16 bit integer) is stored length of event
> > (in 16bit units) without first (length) value. And "%*ph"
> > takes size in bytes (u8). So length in bytes (u8) units is 2
> > * length in u16 units.

Right, got it - thanks.

> > > > +		if (buffer_entry+len > buffer_end) {
> > > 
> > > See coding style documentation on operators. Please run
> > > patches through checkpatch.
> > 
> > checkpatch.pl does not show any problem for these lines.

I thought we checked for that. Please see Documentation/CodingStyle 3.1: Spaces
with regard to spacing around binary and ternary operators. (one space on each
side of).

> Darren: PING. See my comments and questions.

Thanks for the ping :)

So please choose a loglevel and correct the whitespace and we should be good.

-- 
Darren Hart
Intel Open Source Technology Center
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