linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] drivers: thermal: tsens: respect thermal_device

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Date:   Thu, 20 Jan 2022 11:32:01 -0800
From:   Benjamin Li <benl@...areup.com>
To:     Amit Kucheria <amitk@...nel.org>
Cc:     Andy Gross <agross@...nel.org>,
        Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
        Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>,
        Linux PM list <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-arm-msm <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] drivers: thermal: tsens: respect thermal_device_mode
 in threshold irq reporting

On 1/19/22 4:33 PM, Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org> wrote:
> Reviewed-by: Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>

Thanks!

On 1/20/22 3:40 AM, Amit Kucheria wrote:
>> +                               dev_dbg(priv->dev, "[%u] %s: TZ update trigger (%d mC)\n",
>> +                                       hw_id, __func__, temp);
>> +                               thermal_zone_device_update(s->tzd, THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
>> +                       } else {
>> +                               dev_dbg(priv->dev, "[%u] %s: TZ update trigger (%d mC) skipped as zone disabled\n",
> 
> Hmm. I don't like the fact that these messages won't be visible to
> users in dmesg unless they're debugging. This change puts the SoC in a
> potentially unsafe state. Perhaps we should print a ratelimited
> message in the logs that we're operating outside safety limits?

That seems fine, I'll change to dev_info_ratelimited and make the message
a bit scarier.

> 
>> +                                       hw_id, __func__, temp);
>> +                       }
>>                 } else {
>> -                       dev_dbg(priv->dev, "[%u] %s: no violation:  %d\n",
>> -                               hw_id, __func__, temp);
>> +                       dev_dbg(priv->dev, "[%u] %s: no violation:  %d\n", hw_id, __func__, temp);
> 
> Get rid of this hunk, it is unrelated to the above change.

Will do.


> 
>>                 }
>>
>>                 if (tsens_version(priv) < VER_0_1) {
>> --
>> 2.17.1
>>