linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 07/13] scpi: ignore init_versions failure if reported not supported

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Message-ID: <74d35f80-8499-cadf-798c-9b296218305c@arm.com>
Date:   Fri, 19 Aug 2016 17:46:11 +0100
From:   Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>
To:     Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@...libre.com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>,
        linux-amlogic@...ts.infradead.org, khilman@...libre.com,
        heiko@...ech.de, wxt@...k-chips.com, frank.wang@...k-chips.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/13] scpi: ignore init_versions failure if reported not
 supported



On 18/08/16 11:11, Neil Armstrong wrote:
> In Amlogic GXBB Legacy SCPI, the LEGACY_SCPI_CMD_SCPI_CAPABILITIES report
> as SCPI_ERR_SUPPORT, so do not fail if this command is not supported.
>
> Signed-off-by: Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@...libre.com>
> ---
>  drivers/firmware/arm_scpi.c | 12 +++++++-----
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scpi.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_scpi.c
> index 3fe39fe..d3be4c5 100644
> --- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scpi.c
> +++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scpi.c
> @@ -1111,12 +1111,13 @@ err:
>  		ret = scpi_info->ops->init_versions(scpi_info);
>  	else
>  	ret = scpi_init_versions(scpi_info);
> -	if (ret) {
> +	if (ret && ret != -EOPNOTSUPP) {
>  		dev_err(dev, "incorrect or no SCP firmware found\n");
>  		scpi_remove(pdev);
>  		return ret;
>  	}
>

Why not deal it in init_versions itself.

> +	if (ret != -EOPNOTSUPP) {
>  	_dev_info(dev, "SCP Protocol %d.%d Firmware %d.%d.%d version\n",
>  		  PROTOCOL_REV_MAJOR(scpi_info->protocol_version),
>  		  PROTOCOL_REV_MINOR(scpi_info->protocol_version),

Why not have default value like 0.0 ? Just add a comment. Since get
version is exported out, IMO having default value makes more sense. What
do you think ?

> @@ -1124,15 +1125,16 @@ err:
>  		  FW_REV_MINOR(scpi_info->firmware_version),
>  		  FW_REV_PATCH(scpi_info->firmware_version));
>
> +		ret = sysfs_create_groups(&dev->kobj, versions_groups);
> +		if (ret)
> +			dev_err(dev, "unable to create sysfs version group\n");
> +	}
> +

Again this can stay as is if we have default.

-- 
Regards,
Sudeep