linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 4/6] bus: add driver for the Technologic Systems NBUS

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Date:   Tue, 14 Mar 2017 11:40:08 -0400
From:   Sebastien Bourdelin <sebastien.bourdelin@...oirfairelinux.com>
To:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
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        "Suzuki K. Poulose" <suzuki.poulose@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/6] bus: add driver for the Technologic Systems NBUS

Hi Linus,

On 03/14/2017 09:23 AM, Linus Walleij wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 5:56 PM, Sebastien Bourdelin
> <sebastien.bourdelin@...oirfairelinux.com> wrote:
>> On 02/04/2017 05:14 AM, Linus Walleij wrote:
> 
>>>> +       gpiod_set_array_value_cansleep(gpios->ndescs, gpios->desc, values);
>>>
>>> This can also fail and you should check the return code and print an error
>>> message if it does.
>>>
>> As far as i understood, the "gpiod_set_array_value_cansleep(...)"
>> function doesn't return
>> anything, it will return immediately if gpios->desc is null but nothing
>> else.
>> Did i miss something?
> 
> No I did, sorry about that.
> 
> We *should* make these functions return errors but currently they do not.
> 
Ok got it.
Thanks!

>>> Error codes?
>>>
>> Same question here, these functions only make call to
>> "gpiod_set_value_cansleep(...)",
>> which as far as i understood doesn't return any error code.
> 
> Yeah, forget that.
> 
Ok.

>>>> +               gpiod_set_value_cansleep(ts_nbus->csn, 1);
>>>
>>> Here too.
>>>
>> Same question, doesn't seem to have an error code.
> 
> That too.
>
Ok.

> Yours,
> Linus Walleij
> 

Best regards,
Sebastien Bourdelin.