linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] clk: Make of_parse_clkspec() return -ENOENT on errors

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Date:   Mon, 26 Aug 2019 14:06:41 -0700
From:   Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
To:     Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-clk@...r.kernel.org,
        Phil Edworthy <phil.edworthy@...esas.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] clk: Make of_parse_clkspec() return -ENOENT on errors

Hrmm.. the subject is misleading. Let me reword it and resend.

Quoting Stephen Boyd (2019-08-19 15:29:15)
> The return value of of_parse_clkspec() is peculiar. If the function is
> called with a NULL argument for 'name' it will return -ENOENT, but if
> it's called with a non-NULL argument for 'name' it will return -EINVAL.
> This peculiarity is documented by commit 5c56dfe63b6e ("clk: Add comment
> about __of_clk_get_by_name() error values").
> 
> Let's further document this function so that it's clear what the return
> value is and how to use the arguments to parse clk specifiers.
> 
> Cc: Phil Edworthy <phil.edworthy@...esas.com>
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>