linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 4/8] PCI: brcmstb: Fix error path upon call of regulator_bulk

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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2025 11:55:05 -0500
From: Jim Quinlan <james.quinlan@...adcom.com>
To: Manivannan Sadhasivam <manivannan.sadhasivam@...aro.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/8] PCI: brcmstb: Fix error path upon call of regulator_bulk_get()

On Tue, Mar 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM Manivannan Sadhasivam
<manivannan.sadhasivam@...aro.org> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Feb 14, 2025 at 12:39:32PM -0500, Jim Quinlan wrote:
> > If regulator_bulk_get() returns an error, no regulators are created and we
> > need to set their number to zero.  If we do not do this and the PCIe
> > link-up fails, regulator_bulk_free() will be invoked and effect a panic.
> >
> > Also print out the error value, as we cannot return an error upwards as
> > Linux will WARN on an error from add_bus().
> >
> > Fixes: 9e6be018b263 ("PCI: brcmstb: Enable child bus device regulators from DT")
> > Signed-off-by: Jim Quinlan <james.quinlan@...adcom.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/pci/controller/pcie-brcmstb.c | 3 ++-
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-brcmstb.c b/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-brcmstb.c
> > index e0b20f58c604..56b49d3cae19 100644
> > --- a/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-brcmstb.c
> > +++ b/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-brcmstb.c
> > @@ -1416,7 +1416,8 @@ static int brcm_pcie_add_bus(struct pci_bus *bus)
> >
> >               ret = regulator_bulk_get(dev, sr->num_supplies, sr->supplies);
> >               if (ret) {
> > -                     dev_info(dev, "No regulators for downstream device\n");
> > +                     dev_info(dev, "Did not get regulators; err=%d\n", ret);
>
> Why is this dev_info() instead of dev_err()?

I will change this.
>
> > +                     pcie->sr = NULL;
>
> Why can't you set 'pcie->sr' after successfull regulator_bulk_get()?

Not sure I understand -- it is already set before a  successful
regulator_bulk_get() call.
I set it to NULL after an unsuccessful result so the structure will
not be passed to subsequent calls.

Regards,
Jim Quinlan
Broadcom STB/CM

>
> - Mani
>
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