linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/16] ARM: scu: Provide support for parsing SCU device node to enable SCU

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Date:   Mon, 14 Nov 2016 14:10:16 +0530
From:   "pankaj.dubey" <pankaj.dubey@...sung.com>
To:     Jisheng Zhang <jszhang@...vell.com>
Cc:     linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk, arnd@...db.de, horms@...ge.net.au,
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        thomas.ab@...sung.com, Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Dinh Nguyen <dinguyen@...nsource.altera.com>,
        Patrice Chotard <patrice.chotard@...com>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Liviu Dudau <liviu.dudau@....com>, Ray Jui <rjui@...adcom.com>,
        Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
        Heiko Stuebner <heiko@...ech.de>,
        Shawn Guo <shawnguo@...nel.org>,
        Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>,
        Wei Xu <xuwei5@...ilicon.com>, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Jun Nie <jun.nie@...aro.org>, "cpgs ." <cpgs@...sung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/16] ARM: scu: Provide support for parsing SCU device
 node to enable SCU


Hi Jisheng,

On Monday 14 November 2016 11:42 AM, Jisheng Zhang wrote:
> Hi Pankaj,
> 
> On Mon, 14 Nov 2016 10:31:56 +0530 Pankaj Dubey wrote:

<snip>

>> +
>> +	np = of_find_matching_node(NULL, scu_match);
> 
> could we check np before calling of_iomap()?
> 

of_iomap takes care of that, and will return NULL if np is NULL.

So additional check of np is not required here.

>> +	scu_base = of_iomap(np, 0);
>> +	of_node_put(np);
>> +	if (!scu_base) {
>> +		pr_err("%s failed to map scu_base via DT\n", __func__);
> 
> For non-ca5, non-ca9 based SoCs, we'll see this error msg. We understand
> what does it mean, but it may confuse normal users. In current version,
> berlin doesn't complain like this for non-ca9 SoCs
> 

OK, let me see other reviewer's comment on this. Then we will decide if
this error message is required or can be omitted.


Thanks,
Pankaj Dubey