linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] acpi: handle the acpi hotplug schedule error

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Date:   Wed, 7 Jun 2017 13:46:37 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     joeyli <jlee@...e.com>
Cc:     "Lee, Chun-Yi" <joeyli.kernel@...il.com>,
        "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        "linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] acpi: handle the acpi hotplug schedule error

On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 1:18 PM, joeyli <jlee@...e.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 07, 2017 at 11:36:55AM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
>> On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 9:05 AM, Lee, Chun-Yi <joeyli.kernel@...il.com> wrote:
>> > Kernel should decrements the reference count of acpi device
>> > when scheduling acpi hotplug work is failed, and also evaluates
>> > _OST to notify BIOS the failure.

> So, do you mean like this?

Yes, see below.

>
>         -       if (hotplug_event && ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_hotplug_schedule(adev, type)))
>         -               return;
>         +       if (hotplug_event) {

>         +               if (ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_hotplug_schedule(adev, type)))
>         +                       return;

>         +               else

It's redundant...

>         +                       goto err_put_device;

...perhaps

         if (ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_hotplug_schedule(adev, type)))
                 goto err_put_device;
         return;


>         +       }

>
>                 acpi_bus_put_acpi_device(adev);
>                 return;
>
>         +err_put_device:
>         +       acpi_bus_put_acpi_device(adev);
>          err:
>                 acpi_evaluate_ost(handle, type, ost_code, NULL);
>         }


-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko