linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 5/7] vc04_services: vchiq_arm: Drop VCHIQ

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Message-ID: <6baffa7c-ea7c-aaa6-361a-1a043b065f29@ideasonboard.com>
Date:   Thu, 22 Dec 2022 17:34:48 +0530
From:   Umang Jain <umang.jain@...asonboard.com>
To:     Stefan Wahren <stefan.wahren@...e.com>,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Adrien Thierry <athierry@...hat.com>,
        Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com>,
        Dave Stevenson <dave.stevenson@...pberrypi.com>,
        Kieran Bingham <kieran.bingham@...asonboard.com>,
        Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/7] vc04_services: vchiq_arm: Drop VCHIQ_RETRY usage
 on disconnect

Hi Stefan,

On 12/22/22 4:37 PM, Stefan Wahren wrote:
> Hi Umang,
>
> Am 19.12.22 um 12:57 schrieb Umang Jain:
>> Drop the usage of VCHIQ_RETRY when the vchiq has connection status
>> VCHIQ_CONNSTATE_DISCONNECTED. Disconnected status will not be valid to
>> carry on a retry, replace the VCHIQ_RETRY with -ENOTCONN.
>>
>> This patch removes the usage of vCHIQ_RETRY completely and act as
>> intermediatory to address the TODO item:
>>     * Get rid of custom function return values
>> for vc04_services/interface.
>>
>> Fixes: 71bad7f08641 ("staging: add bcm2708 vchiq driver")
> please drop this fixes tag since this commit doesn't fix a real issue 
> and also shouldn't be applied to stable.

Should I send a v3 of the series with updated commit message or can you 
drop the tag while applying?

Other option would be to send v2.1  --in-reply-to this patch. I am fine 
with anything as long as it aligns with the merging workflow.

Thanks,
Umang
>> Signed-off-by: Umang Jain <umang.jain@...asonboard.com>
>> ---
>>   .../staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c | 4 ++--
>>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git 
>> a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c 
>> b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c
>> index 9c64d5de810e..ddb6d0f4daed 100644
>> --- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c
>> +++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c
>> @@ -3641,7 +3641,7 @@ vchiq_loud_error_footer(void)
>>   int vchiq_send_remote_use(struct vchiq_state *state)
>>   {
>>       if (state->conn_state == VCHIQ_CONNSTATE_DISCONNECTED)
>> -        return VCHIQ_RETRY;
>> +        return -ENOTCONN;
>>         return queue_message(state, NULL, MAKE_REMOTE_USE, NULL, 
>> NULL, 0, 0);
>>   }
>> @@ -3649,7 +3649,7 @@ int vchiq_send_remote_use(struct vchiq_state 
>> *state)
>>   int vchiq_send_remote_use_active(struct vchiq_state *state)
>>   {
>>       if (state->conn_state == VCHIQ_CONNSTATE_DISCONNECTED)
>> -        return VCHIQ_RETRY;
>> +        return -ENOTCONN;
>>         return queue_message(state, NULL, MAKE_REMOTE_USE_ACTIVE,
>>                    NULL, NULL, 0, 0);