linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] clk: let clk_disable() return immediately if clk is NULL

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Date:   Fri, 16 Sep 2016 16:44:50 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
To:     Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>,
        Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>
Cc:     linux-clk <linux-clk@...r.kernel.org>, linux-mips@...ux-mips.org,
        Eric Miao <eric.y.miao@...il.com>,
        Wan ZongShun <mcuos.com@...il.com>,
        Steven Miao <realmz6@...il.com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Haojian Zhuang <haojian.zhuang@...il.com>,
        adi-buildroot-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
        linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org,
        Broadcom Kernel Feedback List 
        <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>,
        Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
        Greg Ungerer <gerg@...ux-m68k.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] clk: let clk_disable() return immediately if clk is NULL

Hi Stephen, Michael,

2016-08-26 0:27 GMT+09:00 Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>:
> On 08/24/2016 10:26 AM, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
>> Many of clk_disable() implementations just return for NULL pointer,
>> but this check is missing from some.  Let's make it tree-wide
>> consistent.  It will allow clock consumers to call clk_disable()
>> without NULL pointer check.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
>> Acked-by: Greg Ungerer <gerg@...inux.org>
>> Acked-by: Wan Zongshun <mcuos.com@...il.com>
>> ---
>>
>> I came back after a long pause.
>> You can see the discussion about the previous version:
>> https://www.linux-mips.org/archives/linux-mips/2016-04/msg00063.html
>>
>>
>> Changes in v3:
>>   - Return only when clk is NULL.  Do not take care of error pointer.
>>
>> Changes in v2:
>>   - Rebase on Linux 4.6-rc1
>>
>>  arch/arm/mach-mmp/clock.c        | 3 +++
>>  arch/arm/mach-w90x900/clock.c    | 3 +++
>>  arch/blackfin/mach-bf609/clock.c | 3 +++
>>  arch/m68k/coldfire/clk.c         | 4 ++++
>>  arch/mips/bcm63xx/clk.c          | 3 +++
>


Gentle ping...


If you are not keen on this,
shall I split it per-arch and send to each arch subsystem?



-- 
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada