linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 2/7] mfd: core: Ensure disabled devices are skiped without aborting

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Message-ID: <20230420145202.4e21b51d@bootlin.com>
Date:   Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:52:02 +0200
From:   Herve Codina <herve.codina@...tlin.com>
To:     Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>
Cc:     Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
        Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        Jaroslav Kysela <perex@...ex.cz>,
        Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, alsa-devel@...a-project.org,
        Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>,
        Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 2/7] mfd: core: Ensure disabled devices are skiped
 without aborting

On Thu, 20 Apr 2023 13:29:55 +0100
Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org> wrote:

> On Mon, 17 Apr 2023, Herve Codina wrote:
> 
> > The loop searching for a matching device based on its compatible
> > string is aborted when a matching disabled device is found.
> > This abort avoid to add devices as soon as one disabled device
> > is found.
> > 
> > Continue searching for an other device instead of aborting on the
> > first disabled one fixes the issue.
> > 
> > Fixes: 22380b65dc70 ("mfd: mfd-core: Ensure disabled devices are ignored without error")
> > Signed-off-by: Herve Codina <herve.codina@...tlin.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c | 18 +++++++++++++-----
> >  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c b/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
> > index 16d1861e9682..7c47b50b358d 100644
> > --- a/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
> > +++ b/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
> > @@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ static int mfd_add_device(struct device *parent, int id,
> >  	struct platform_device *pdev;
> >  	struct device_node *np = NULL;
> >  	struct mfd_of_node_entry *of_entry, *tmp;
> > +	bool not_available;
> >  	int ret = -ENOMEM;
> >  	int platform_id;
> >  	int r;
> > @@ -211,13 +212,13 @@ static int mfd_add_device(struct device *parent, int id,
> >  		goto fail_res;
> >  
> >  	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_OF) && parent->of_node && cell->of_compatible) {
> > +		not_available = false;  
> 
> Why not do:
> 
> 		bool disabled = false;
> 
> ... here instead?

Yes, I can change to 'disabled'.

> 
> >  		for_each_child_of_node(parent->of_node, np) {
> >  			if (of_device_is_compatible(np, cell->of_compatible)) {
> > -				/* Ignore 'disabled' devices error free */
> > +				/* Skip 'disabled' devices */
> >  				if (!of_device_is_available(np)) {
> > -					of_node_put(np);  
> 
> Why are you removing the put?

The of_node_put() is done internally by for_each_child_of_node() calling
of_get_next_child().
As the for_each_child_of_node() loop is not break, the of_node_put() must
not be called here as it will be called by of_get_next_child().

> 
> > -					ret = 0;
> > -					goto fail_alias;
> > +					not_available = true;
> > +					continue;
> >  				}
> >  
> >  				ret = mfd_match_of_node_to_dev(pdev, np, cell);
> > @@ -227,10 +228,17 @@ static int mfd_add_device(struct device *parent, int id,
> >  				if (ret)
> >  					goto fail_alias;
> >  
> > -				break;
> > +				goto match;
> >  			}
> >  		}
> >  
> > +		if (not_available) {
> > +			/* Ignore 'disabled' devices error free */
> > +			ret = 0;
> > +			goto fail_alias;
> > +		}
> > +
> > +match:
> >  		if (!pdev->dev.of_node)
> >  			pr_warn("%s: Failed to locate of_node [id: %d]\n",
> >  				cell->name, platform_id);
> > -- 
> > 2.39.2
> >   
> 

Best regards,
Hervé