linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drm/msm: handle for EPROBE_DEFER for of_icc

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Date:   Wed, 1 Jul 2020 13:13:34 -0400
From:   Jonathan Marek <jonathan@...ek.ca>
To:     Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@...omium.org>
Cc:     freedreno@...ts.freedesktop.org, Rob Clark <robdclark@...il.com>,
        Sean Paul <sean@...rly.run>, David Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>,
        Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>,
        Jordan Crouse <jcrouse@...eaurora.org>,
        Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>,
        Brian Masney <masneyb@...tation.org>,
        Fabio Estevam <festevam@...il.com>,
        "open list:DRM DRIVER FOR MSM ADRENO GPU" 
        <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:DRM DRIVER FOR MSM ADRENO GPU" 
        <dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drm/msm: handle for EPROBE_DEFER for of_icc_get

On 7/1/20 1:12 PM, Matthias Kaehlcke wrote:
> Hi Jonathan,
> 
> On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 11:08:41PM -0400, Jonathan Marek wrote:
>> Check for EPROBE_DEFER instead of silently not using icc if the msm driver
>> probes before the interconnect driver.
> 
> Agreed with supporting deferred ICC probing.
> 
>> Only check for EPROBE_DEFER because of_icc_get can return other errors that
>> we want to ignore (ENODATA).
> 
> What would be the -ENODATA case?
> 

The of_icc_get for the ocmem_icc_path can return -ENODATA when the ocmem 
path is not specified (it is optional and only relevant for a3xx/a4xx).

> If the 'interconnects' property is not specified of_icc_get() returns NULL,
> shouldn't all (or most) errors be propagated rather than staying silent?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Matthias
>