linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] mtd: rawnand: Add Macronix NAND read retry support

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Message-ID: <OF2FAE9766.C611328F-ON48258404.0029BF19-48258404.002A337A@mxic.com.tw>
Date:   Fri, 24 May 2019 15:40:57 +0800
From:   masonccyang@...c.com.tw
To:     "Miquel Raynal" <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>
Cc:     bbrezillon@...nel.org, computersforpeace@...il.com,
        dwmw2@...radead.org, frieder.schrempf@...tron.de,
        juliensu@...c.com.tw, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, marek.vasut@...il.com,
        richard@....at, vigneshr@...com, zhengxunli@...c.com.tw
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] mtd: rawnand: Add Macronix NAND read retry support


Hi Miquel,


> > > 
> > > > +
> > > > +      ret =  nand_get_features(chip, feature_addr, feature);
> > > > +      if (ret || feature[0] != mode)
> > > > +         pr_err("Failed to verify read retry moded:%d(%d)\n",
> > > > +                mode, feature[0]); 
> > > 
> > > if ret == 0 but feature[0] != mode, shouldn't you return an error? 
> > 
> > okay, will fix.
> > 
> > > 
> > > > +   }
> > > > +
> > > > +   return ret; 
> > > 
> > > This will produce a Warning at compile time (ret may be used
> > > uninitialized). Have you tested it? 
> > 
> > Tool chain I used is "gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi" and no Warning at compile 

> > time.
> 
> What's the output of:
> gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi -v
> ?
> 

Oops, it's gcc 4.8.3 20131111 and kind of obsolete.
That's why no Warning at compile time.

> > 
> > Patch it to:
> > 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------> 
 
> >  static int macronix_nand_setup_read_retry(struct nand_chip *chip, int 

> > mode)
> >  {
> >          u8 feature[ONFI_SUBFEATURE_PARAM_LEN];
> >          int ret, feature_addr = ONFI_FEATURE_ADDR_READ_RETRY;
> > 
> >          if (chip->parameters.supports_set_get_features &&
> >              test_bit(feature_addr, chip->parameters.set_feature_list) 
&&
> >              test_bit(feature_addr, 
chip->parameters.get_feature_list)) {
> > 
> >                  feature[0] = mode;
> >                  ret =  nand_set_features(chip, feature_addr, 
feature);
> 
>                          ^ extra space, please be careful with the
>                          typos, and run checkpatch.pl --strict before
>                          sending patches.
> 
> >                  if (ret) {
> >                          pr_err("Failed to set read retry moded:%d\n", 

> > mode);
> >                          goto err_out;
> >                  }
> > 
> >                  ret =  nand_get_features(chip, feature_addr, 
feature);
> >                  if (ret) {
> >                          pr_err("Failed to get read retry moded:%d\n", 

> > mode);
> >                          goto err_out;
> >                  } else if (feature[0] != mode) {
> >                          pr_err("Failed to verify read retry 
> > moded:%d(%d)\n",
> >                                  mode, feature[0]);
> >                          return -EIO;
> 
> That's not what I meant. You can keep the former condition but if !ret
> then ret = -EIO for instance.
> 
> >                  }
> >          }
> > 
> >  err_out:
> >          return ret;
> 
> Again, do not jump to a single return call, directly do the return from
> the point where you want to quit the function.
> 
> The problem should be that ret may be used uninitialized, the compiler
> should tell you that.

got it and thanks for your review.

> 
> Thanks,
> Miquèl

best regards,
Mason

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