linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/5] pinctrl: st: Enhance the controller to manage unavailable registers

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Date:	Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:55:53 +0100
From:	Maxime Coquelin <maxime.coquelin@...com>
To:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Cc:	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>, <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>, <kernel@...inux.com>,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	<linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>,
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/5] pinctrl: st: Enhance the controller to manage
 unavailable registers

On 03/11/2014 09:18 AM, Maxime Coquelin wrote:
>
>
> On 03/10/2014 10:17 AM, Lee Jones wrote:
>>> From: Giuseppe Cavallaro <peppe.cavallaro@...com>
>>>
>>> This patch adds a new logic inside the st pinctrl to manage
>>> an unsupported scenario: some sysconfig are not available!
>>>
>>> This is the case of STiH407 where, although documented, the
>>> following registers from SYSCFG_FLASH have been removed from the SoC.
>>>
>>> SYSTEM_CONFIG3040
>>>     Output Enable pad control for all PIO Alternate Functions
>>> and
>>> SYSTEM_ CONFIG3050
>>>     Pull Up pad control for all PIO Alternate Functions
>>>
>>> Without managing this condition an imprecise external abort
>>> will be detect.
>>>
>>> To do this the patch also reviews the st_parse_syscfgs
>>> and other routines to manipulate the registers only if
>>> actually available.
>>> In any case, for example the st_parse_syscfgs detected
>>> an error condition but no action was made in the
>>> st_pctl_probe_dt.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Maxime Coquelin <maxime.coquelin@...com>
>>> Signed-off-by: Giuseppe Cavallaro <peppe.cavallaro@...com>
>>
>> These two SOBs need reordering.
> Right,
> this will be changed here and everywhere else in the series.
>
>>
>>> ---
>>>   drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-st.c | 106
>>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
>>>   1 file changed, 61 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-st.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-st.c
>>> index 9fb66aa..1721611 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-st.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-st.c

<snip>

>>>
>>> -static int st_parse_syscfgs(struct st_pinctrl *info,
>>> -        int bank, struct device_node *np)
>>> +
>>> +static struct regmap_field *st_pc_get_value(struct device *dev,
>>> +                        struct regmap *regmap, int bank,
>>> +                        int data, int lsb, int msb)
>>> +{
>>> +    struct reg_field reg = REG_FIELD((data + bank) * 4, lsb, msb);
>>> +
>>> +    if (data < 0)
>>> +        return NULL;
>>
>> What happens is data < 0 and it's used in REG_FIELD?
> Nothing bad, but I agree this is not crystal clear.
>
>>
>> Would it make more sense to make this check before calling REG_FIELD?
> Yes, it will be done in the v4.

Finally, I have to keep it as it was if I want this patch to compile.

>
> <snip>
>
> Thanks,
> Maxime
>
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