linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pwm: spear: fix check on pwmchip

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Date:	Wed, 7 May 2014 10:49:00 +0200
From:	Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>
To:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
Cc:	Beniamino Galvani <b.galvani@...il.com>, linux-pwm@...r.kernel.org,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pwm: spear: fix check on pwmchip_add() return value

On Wed, May 07, 2014 at 02:02:24PM +0530, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> On 7 May 2014 13:54, Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com> wrote:
> > So the current code would run clk_unprepare() on success, but not on
> > failure. Does that cause any harm?
> 
> Yeah, that would make the device unusable  as clk_enable will always fail.

Hmm... so ever since this driver was merged in 3.8 it was completely
broken and nobody noticed? Interesting.

> > Is the device still usable after this?
> 
> Yes, this will fix the bug.
> 
> > I'm asking because I'm not sure if this is linux-next material
> > or should be a fix for 3.15 (and possibly backported to stable).
> 
> IMO, it should be sent for stable: v3.8+

Since this was obviously broken since 3.8 and nobody noticed I wonder if
there's really an urgent need for this in stable.

Thierry

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