linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 2/2] i2c: designware: Add support for a bus clock

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Message-ID: <TY1PR01MB1769473F18D646B7011C5803F55C0@TY1PR01MB1769.jpnprd01.prod.outlook.com>
Date:   Tue, 17 Jul 2018 14:57:27 +0000
From:   Phil Edworthy <phil.edworthy@...esas.com>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au>
CC:     Jarkko Nikula <jarkko.nikula@...ux.intel.com>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
        "linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org" <linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org" 
        <linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org>,
        Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 2/2] i2c: designware: Add support for a bus clock

Hi Andy,

On 17 July 2018 15:47, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Tue, 2018-07-17 at 14:40 +0000, Phil Edworthy wrote:
> > On 17 July 2018 15:19, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > On Tue, 2018-07-17 at 12:42 +0000, Phil Edworthy wrote:
> > >
> > > > > While your point sounds valid (don't remember how clk_get() is
> > > > > implemented), NULL is also OK to have.
> > > >
> > > > Ok as in there is no bus clock, right?
> > > > So it should be:
> > > >  if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL (dev->busclk))
> > >
> > > Nope, NULL is no error case for optional clock.
> >
> > I must be missing something here...
> 
> See how clk_prepare_enable() is implemented.
Ok, if busclk is NULL the code can safely call clk_prepare_enable()


> > I agree that NULL for an optional clock is not an error. However, the
> > code above is now:
> > +	if (prepare) {
> > +		/* Optional bus clock */
> 
> > +		if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(dev->busclk)) {
> 
> Check for NULL is redundant.
> 
> > +			ret = clk_prepare_enable(dev->busclk);
> > +			if (ret)
> > +				return ret;
> > +		}
> > +
> >  		return clk_prepare_enable(dev->clk);
> > +	}
> >
> > So, if you have a valid busclk, it gets enabled, otherwise it is left
> > alone.
> 
So the code as sent in the original email is correct (aside from Geert's
comments about EPROBE_DEFER handling).

Maybe I need some coffee :\
Thanks
Phil