linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] iio:ad7793: Fix the serial interface reset

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Date:   Mon, 4 Sep 2017 15:33:25 +0000
From:   "Bogdan, Dragos" <Dragos.Bogdan@...log.com>
To:     Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>
CC:     Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
        "Hennerich, Michael" <Michael.Hennerich@...log.com>,
        Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
        Hartmut Knaack <knaack.h@....de>,
        Peter Meerwald-Stadler <pmeerw@...erw.net>,
        "linux-iio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-iio@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] iio:ad7793: Fix the serial interface reset

On 09/04/2017 06:27 PM, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Sep 2017 18:00:48 +0300
> Dragos Bogdan <dragos.bogdan@...log.com> wrote:
>
>> The serial interface can be reset by writing 32 consecutive 1s to the device.
>> The value of 'ret' is overwritten when ad7793_check_platform_data() is called,
>> so it should be initialized to -1 only before doing the spi_write().
>>
>> Fixes: commit 2edb769d246e ("iio:ad7793: Add support for the ad7798 and ad7799")
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Dragos Bogdan <dragos.bogdan@...log.com>
> Hi Dragos,
>
> I'd prefer we introduced a separate variable.  Using ret for this
> is what got us into trouble in the first place.
>
> Would you mind respining with that change?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jonathan

Hi Jonathan,

I agree with your suggestion. I'll change it accordingly in v2.

Thanks,
Dragos

>> ---
>>  drivers/iio/adc/ad7793.c | 3 ++-
>>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7793.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7793.c
>> index e6706a09e100..8680abf72dd2 100644
>> --- a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7793.c
>> +++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7793.c
>> @@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static int ad7793_setup(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
>>  	unsigned int vref_mv)
>>  {
>>  	struct ad7793_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
>> -	int i, ret = -1;
>> +	int i, ret;
>>  	unsigned long long scale_uv;
>>  	u32 id;
>>  
>> @@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ static int ad7793_setup(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
>>  		return ret;
>>  
>>  	/* reset the serial interface */
>> +	ret = -1;
>>  	ret = spi_write(st->sd.spi, (u8 *)&ret, sizeof(ret));
>>  	if (ret < 0)
>>  		goto out;
>
>