linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] thermal: imx8mm: Fix build warning of incorrect argument type

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Date:   Mon, 23 Mar 2020 14:53:55 +0000
From:   Anson Huang <anson.huang@....com>
To:     Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
        "rui.zhang@...el.com" <rui.zhang@...el.com>,
        "amit.kucheria@...durent.com" <amit.kucheria@...durent.com>,
        "shawnguo@...nel.org" <shawnguo@...nel.org>,
        "s.hauer@...gutronix.de" <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
        "kernel@...gutronix.de" <kernel@...gutronix.de>,
        "festevam@...il.com" <festevam@...il.com>,
        "linux-pm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     dl-linux-imx <linux-imx@....com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] thermal: imx8mm: Fix build warning of incorrect argument
 type

Hi, Daniel

> Subject: Re: [PATCH] thermal: imx8mm: Fix build warning of incorrect
> argument type
> 
> On 23/03/2020 15:19, Anson Huang wrote:
> > Fix below sparse warning:
> >
> > drivers/thermal/imx8mm_thermal.c:82:36: sparse: sparse: incorrect type
> > in argument 2 (different address spaces), expected unsigned long const
> > volatile *addr
> > drivers/thermal/imx8mm_thermal.c:82:36: sparse: expected unsigned long
> > const volatile *addr
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Anson Huang <Anson.Huang@....com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/thermal/imx8mm_thermal.c | 7 +++----
> >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/thermal/imx8mm_thermal.c
> > b/drivers/thermal/imx8mm_thermal.c
> > index c32308b..0d60f8d 100644
> > --- a/drivers/thermal/imx8mm_thermal.c
> > +++ b/drivers/thermal/imx8mm_thermal.c
> > @@ -75,15 +75,14 @@ static int imx8mp_tmu_get_temp(void *data, int
> > *temp)  {
> >  	struct tmu_sensor *sensor = data;
> >  	struct imx8mm_tmu *tmu = sensor->priv;
> > +	unsigned long val;
> >  	bool ready;
> > -	u32 val;
> >
> > -	ready = test_bit(probe_status_offset(sensor->hw_id),
> > -			 tmu->base + TRITSR);
> > +	val = readl_relaxed(tmu->base + TRITSR);
> > +	ready = test_bit(probe_status_offset(sensor->hw_id), &val);
> >  	if (!ready)
> >  		return -EAGAIN;
> 
> Doesn't this patch also fix a bug because the read was done after testing the
> bit? :)

Yes😊 Previous patch reads the register twice at different time, may cause a
sync issue of checking the ready bit and reading the temperature using register
values read at different time.

Do I need to improve the commit log? I guess no need?

Thanks,
Anson