linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] gpiolib: check the 'ngpios' property in core gpiolib code

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Message-ID: <YajoPEgfTvuvjqG/@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date:   Thu, 2 Dec 2021 17:37:32 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>
Cc:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>, linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] gpiolib: check the 'ngpios' property in core
 gpiolib code

On Thu, Dec 02, 2021 at 02:40:34PM +0100, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> Several drivers read the 'ngpios' device property on their own, but
> since it's defined as a standard GPIO property in the device tree bindings
> anyway, it's a good candidate for generalization. If the driver didn't
> set its gc->ngpio, try to read the 'ngpios' property from the GPIO
> device's firmware node before bailing out.

Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
One nit-pick below (you may amend it when applying)

> Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>
> Suggested-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
> Reviewed-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
> ---
> v1 -> v2:
> - use device_property_read_u32() instead of fwnode_property_read_u32()
> - reverse the error check logic
> 
> v2 -> v3:
> - don't shadow errors other than -ENODATA in device_property_read_u32()
> 
> v3 -> v4:
> - also make sure we return -EINVAL when the device 'ngpios' property is
>   set to 0 (thanks Andy!)
> 
>  drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
> index ede8b8a7aa18..bd9b8cb53476 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
> @@ -599,6 +599,7 @@ int gpiochip_add_data_with_key(struct gpio_chip *gc, void *data,
>  	int base = gc->base;
>  	unsigned int i;
>  	int ret = 0;
> +	u32 ngpios;
>  
>  	/*
>  	 * First: allocate and populate the internal stat container, and
> @@ -646,6 +647,26 @@ int gpiochip_add_data_with_key(struct gpio_chip *gc, void *data,
>  		goto err_free_dev_name;
>  	}
>  
> +	/*
> +	 * Try the device properties if the driver didn't supply the number
> +	 * of GPIO lines.
> +	 */
> +	if (gc->ngpio == 0) {
> +		ret = device_property_read_u32(&gdev->dev, "ngpios", &ngpios);
> +		if (ret == -ENODATA)
> +			/*
> +			 * -ENODATA means that there is no property found and
> +			 * we want to issue the error message to the user.
> +			 * Besides that, we want to return different error code
> +			 * to state that supplied value is not valid.

> +			 * */

First '* ' is not needed.

> +			ngpios = 0;
> +		else if (ret)
> +			goto err_free_descs;
> +
> +		gc->ngpio = ngpios;
> +	}
> +
>  	if (gc->ngpio == 0) {
>  		chip_err(gc, "tried to insert a GPIO chip with zero lines\n");
>  		ret = -EINVAL;
> -- 
> 2.25.1
> 

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko