linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 3/5] PM / Domains: Save OPP table pointer in genpd

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Date:   Fri, 30 Nov 2018 14:35:21 +0530
From:   Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:     Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>
Cc:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Kevin Hilman <khilman@...nel.org>,
        Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
        Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>,
        Rajendra Nayak <rnayak@...eaurora.org>,
        Niklas Cassel <niklas.cassel@...aro.org>,
        Linux PM <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 3/5] PM / Domains: Save OPP table pointer in genpd

On 30-11-18, 09:53, Ulf Hansson wrote:
> > diff --git a/drivers/base/power/domain.c b/drivers/base/power/domain.c
> > index 8e554e6a82a2..0d928359b880 100644
> > --- a/drivers/base/power/domain.c
> > +++ b/drivers/base/power/domain.c
> > @@ -1907,12 +1907,21 @@ int of_genpd_add_provider_simple(struct device_node *np,
> >                                 ret);
> >                         goto unlock;
> >                 }
> > +
> > +               /*
> > +                * Save table for faster processing while setting performance
> > +                * state.
> > +                */
> > +               genpd->opp_table = dev_pm_opp_get_opp_table(&genpd->dev);
> > +               WARN_ON(!genpd->opp_table);
> 
> The WARN_ON seems lazy. Why not implement a proper error path?

We just added the table before this call and so we should get the table no
matter what. Initially I wanted to add a BUG_ON() but then I relaxed it a bit :)

There is no point of error path here as that will never run.

-- 
viresh