linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH/RFC] soc: bcm2835: Make !RASPBERRYPI

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Date:   Fri, 13 Apr 2018 15:11:11 -0700
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Ray Jui <rjui@...adcom.com>,
        Scott Branden <sbranden@...adcom.com>,
        bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com,
        Eric Anholt <eric@...olt.net>,
        Stefan Wahren <stefan.wahren@...e.com>,
        Dave Stevenson <dave.stevenson@...pberrypi.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC] soc: bcm2835: Make !RASPBERRYPI_FIRMWARE dummies
 return failure

On 04/08/2018 02:05 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> If CONFIG_RASPBERRYPI_FIRMWARE=n:
> 
>     drivers/gpio/gpio-raspberrypi-exp.c: In function ‘rpi_exp_gpio_get_polarity’:
>     drivers/gpio/gpio-raspberrypi-exp.c:71: warning: ‘get.polarity’ is used uninitialized in this function
>     drivers/gpio/gpio-raspberrypi-exp.c: In function ‘rpi_exp_gpio_get_direction’:
>     drivers/gpio/gpio-raspberrypi-exp.c:150: warning: ‘get.direction’ is used uninitialized in this function
> 
> The dummy firmware interface functions return 0, which means success,
> causing subsequent code to make use of the never initialized output
> parameter.
> 
> Fix this by making the dummy functions return an error code (-ENOSYS)
> instead.
> 
> Note that this assumes the firmware always fills in the requested data
> in the CONFIG_RASPBERRYPI_FIRMWARE=y case.
> 
> Fixes: d45f1a563b92dac7 ("staging: vc04_services: fix up rpi firmware functions")
> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>

Applied, thanks Geert!
-- 
Florian