linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 17/22] crypto: qce: Print a failure msg in case probe() fails

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Date:   Mon, 15 Nov 2021 10:44:42 +0530
From:   Bhupesh Sharma <bhupesh.sharma@...aro.org>
To:     Vladimir Zapolskiy <vladimir.zapolskiy@...aro.org>
Cc:     linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
        bhupesh.linux@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, robh+dt@...nel.org, agross@...nel.org,
        herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, davem@...emloft.net,
        stephan@...hold.net, Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>,
        Thara Gopinath <thara.gopinath@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 17/22] crypto: qce: Print a failure msg in case probe() fails

Hi Vladimir,

On Fri, 12 Nov 2021 at 16:12, Vladimir Zapolskiy
<vladimir.zapolskiy@...aro.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Bhupesh,
>
> On 11/10/21 12:59 PM, Bhupesh Sharma wrote:
> > Print a failure message (dev_err) in case the qcom qce crypto
> > driver probe() fails.
> >
> > Cc: Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>
> > Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
> > Reviewed-by: Thara Gopinath <thara.gopinath@...aro.org>
> > Signed-off-by: Bhupesh Sharma <bhupesh.sharma@...aro.org>
> > ---
> >   drivers/crypto/qce/core.c | 1 +
> >   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qce/core.c b/drivers/crypto/qce/core.c
> > index 98784d63d78c..7c90401a2ef1 100644
> > --- a/drivers/crypto/qce/core.c
> > +++ b/drivers/crypto/qce/core.c
> > @@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ static int qce_crypto_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> >   err_mem_path_disable:
> >       icc_set_bw(qce->mem_path, 0, 0);
> >   err:
> > +     dev_err(dev, "%s failed : %d\n", __func__, ret);
> >       return ret;
> >   }
> >
> >
>
> in my opinion expressed earlier this change is not needed, but I'll recede,
> if somebody thinks that the change is useful in any way.

As I mentioned in the reply to the review comments to the previous
series, the need for this failure message was actually felt to address
failures seen with boot-on crypto tests via
'CRYPTO_MANAGER_EXTRA_TESTS'.

So, I would suggest keeping this patch in, unless there are some major
concerns with the change.

Regards,
Bhupesh