linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 16/23] platform/chrome: cros_ec_proto: return 0 on getting cmd mask success

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Message-ID: <YqGy3v5Vpb8/79XA@google.com>
Date:   Thu, 9 Jun 2022 08:44:14 +0000
From:   Tzung-Bi Shih <tzungbi@...nel.org>
To:     Guenter Roeck <groeck@...gle.com>
Cc:     Benson Leung <bleung@...omium.org>,
        Guenter Roeck <groeck@...omium.org>,
        "open list:CHROME HARDWARE PLATFORM SUPPORT" 
        <chrome-platform@...ts.linux.dev>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 16/23] platform/chrome: cros_ec_proto: return 0 on
 getting cmd mask success

On Wed, Jun 08, 2022 at 09:20:29AM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 8, 2022 at 4:08 AM Tzung-Bi Shih <tzungbi@...nel.org> wrote:
> >
> > cros_ec_get_host_command_version_mask() used to return value from
> > send_command() which is number of available bytes for input payload on
> > success (i.e. sizeof(struct ec_response_get_cmd_versions)).
> >
> > However, the callers don't need to know how many bytes are available.
> >
> > Don't return number of available bytes.  Instead, return 0 on success;
> > otherwise, negative integers on error.
> >
> > Also remove the unneeded `ver_mask` initialization as the callers should
> > take it only if cros_ec_get_host_command_version_mask() returns 0.
> 
> Make sure this compiles with W=1. Compilers may think that ver_mask
> may be uninitialized when used.

If I tested it correctly, it compiles.

$ make mrproper
$ make allmodconfig
$ make W=1 drivers/platform/chrome/
...
  CC      drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_proto.o
  CC      drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_trace.o
  AR      drivers/platform/chrome/built-in.a
  CC [M]  drivers/platform/chrome/chromeos_acpi.o
  CC [M]  drivers/platform/chrome/chromeos_laptop.o
  CC [M]  drivers/platform/chrome/chromeos_privacy_screen.o
  CC [M]  drivers/platform/chrome/chromeos_pstore.o
  CC [M]  drivers/platform/chrome/chromeos_tbmc.o
  CC [M]  drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec.o
...