linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 06/10] PCI: dwc: ep: Call dw_pcie_ep_init_registers() API directly from all glue drivers

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Message-ID: <20240314072207.GC4831@thinkpad>
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 12:52:07 +0530
From: Manivannan Sadhasivam <manivannan.sadhasivam@...aro.org>
To: Niklas Cassel <cassel@...nel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 06/10] PCI: dwc: ep: Call dw_pcie_ep_init_registers()
 API directly from all glue drivers

On Fri, Mar 08, 2024 at 11:22:52AM +0100, Niklas Cassel wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 08, 2024 at 03:19:47PM +0530, Manivannan Sadhasivam wrote:
> > > > > > @@ -467,6 +467,13 @@ static int dra7xx_add_pcie_ep(struct dra7xx_pcie *dra7xx,
> > > > > >  		return ret;
> > > > > >  	}
> > > > > >  
> > > > > > +	ret = dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(ep);
> > > > > > +	if (ret) {
> > > > > 
> > > > > Here you are using if (ret) to error check the return from
> > > > > dw_pcie_ep_init_registers().
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > > index c0c62533a3f1..8392894ed286 100644
> > > > > > --- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-keystone.c
> > > > > > +++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-keystone.c
> > > > > > @@ -1286,6 +1286,13 @@ static int ks_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> > > > > >  		ret = dw_pcie_ep_init(&pci->ep);
> > > > > >  		if (ret < 0)
> > > > > >  			goto err_get_sync;
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +		ret = dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(&pci->ep);
> > > > > > +		if (ret < 0) {
> > > > > 
> > > > > Here you are using if (ret < 0) to error check the return from
> > > > > dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(). Please be consistent.
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > I maintained the consistency w.r.t individual drivers. Please check them
> > > > individually.
> > > > 
> > > > If I maintain consistency w.r.t this patch, then the style will change within
> > > > the drivers.
> > > 
> > > Personally, I disagree with that.
> > > 
> > > All glue drivers should use the same way of checking dw_pcie_ep_init(),
> > > depending on the kdoc of dw_pcie_ep_init().
> > > 
> > > If the kdoc for dw_pcie_ep_init() says returns 0 on success,
> > > then I think that it is strictly more correct to do:
> > > 
> > > ret = dw_pcie_ep_init()
> > > if (ret) {
> > > 	<error handling>
> > > }
> > > 
> > > And if a glue driver doesn't look like that, then I think we should change
> > > them. (Same reasoning for dw_pcie_ep_init_registers().)
> > > 
> > > 
> > > If you read code that looks like:
> > > ret = dw_pcie_ep_init()
> > > if (ret < 0) {
> > > 	<error handling>
> > > }
> > > 
> > > then you assume that is is a function with a kdoc that says it can return 0
> > > or a positive value on success, e.g. a function that returns an index in an
> > > array.
> > > 
> > 
> > But if you read the same function from the individual drivers, it could present
> > a different opinion because the samantics is different than others.
> 
> Is there any glue driver where a positive result from dw_pcie_ep_init() is
> considered valid?
> 
> 
> > 
> > I'm not opposed to keeping the API semantics consistent, but we have to take
> > account of the drivers style as well.
> 
> kdoc > "driver style"
> IMO, but you are the maintainer, I just offered my 50 cents :)
> 

Those valuable 50 cents :) Looking at it again, I think you are right. We
should honor the API over driver's own style.

I've changed the semantics in next version, thanks!

- Mani

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