linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 02/16] hwmon: (mr75203) update pvt->v

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Date:   Thu, 18 Aug 2022 12:44:38 -0700
From:   Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:     Eliav Farber <farbere@...zon.com>
Cc:     jdelvare@...e.com, robh+dt@...nel.org, mark.rutland@....com,
        linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 02/16] hwmon: (mr75203) update pvt->v_num to the
 actual number of used sensors

On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 05:43:07AM +0000, Eliav Farber wrote:
> This issue is relevant when intel,vm-map is set, and defines a lower
> number of VMs than actually supported.
> 
> This change is needed for all places that use pvt->v_num later on in the
> code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eliav Farber <farbere@...zon.com>
> ---
>  drivers/hwmon/mr75203.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/mr75203.c b/drivers/hwmon/mr75203.c
> index 0e29877a1a9c..f89f7bb5d698 100644
> --- a/drivers/hwmon/mr75203.c
> +++ b/drivers/hwmon/mr75203.c
> @@ -605,6 +605,7 @@ static int mr75203_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  					break;
>  
>  			vm_num = i;
> +			pvt->v_num = i;

This code is changed to no longer set pvt->v_num in the previous patch.
Do not send patches which fix issues introduced in an earlier patch of
the same series. Besides, again, regarding "when intel,vm-map is set":
That is not an optional property.

Guenter

>  		}
>  
>  		in_config = devm_kcalloc(dev, vm_num + 1,