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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2/2] i2c: designware: Add support for a bus clock
On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 09:21:22AM +0000, Phil Edworthy wrote:
> Hi Simon,
>
> On 18 July 2018 10:15 Simon Horman wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 02:57:27PM +0000, Phil Edworthy wrote:
> > > On 17 July 2018 15:47, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > > On Tue, 2018-07-17 at 14:40 +0000, Phil Edworthy wrote:
> > > > > On 17 July 2018 15:19, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > > > > On Tue, 2018-07-17 at 12:42 +0000, Phil Edworthy wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > > While your point sounds valid (don't remember how clk_get()
> > > > > > > > is implemented), NULL is also OK to have.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Ok as in there is no bus clock, right?
> > > > > > > So it should be:
> > > > > > > if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL (dev->busclk))
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Nope, NULL is no error case for optional clock.
> > > > >
> > > > > I must be missing something here...
> > > >
> > > > See how clk_prepare_enable() is implemented.
> > > Ok, if busclk is NULL the code can safely call clk_prepare_enable()
> > >
> > > > > I agree that NULL for an optional clock is not an error. However,
> > > > > the code above is now:
> > > > > + if (prepare) {
> > > > > + /* Optional bus clock */
> > > >
> > > > > + if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(dev->busclk)) {
> > > >
> > > > Check for NULL is redundant.
> > > >
> > > > > + ret = clk_prepare_enable(dev->busclk);
> > > > > + if (ret)
> > > > > + return ret;
> > > > > + }
> > > > > +
> > > > > return clk_prepare_enable(dev->clk);
> > > > > + }
> > > > >
> > > > > So, if you have a valid busclk, it gets enabled, otherwise it is
> > > > > left alone.
> > > >
> > > So the code as sent in the original email is correct (aside from
> > > Geert's comments about EPROBE_DEFER handling).
> > >
> > > Maybe I need some coffee :\
> > > Thanks
> > > Phil
> >
> > My point is that errors should be treated as errors.
> >
> > In i2c_dw_prepare_clk() the following appears:
> >
> > if (IS_ERR(dev->clk))
> > return PTR_ERR(dev->clk);
> >
> > So dev->clk being an error value is treated as an error that is passed up to the
> > caller.
> >
> > But in your patch (and the snippet below) dev->busclk is treated as the
> > optional clock not being present. Even if the error stored nothing to do with
> > the clock not being present - f.e. ENOMEM or as Geert mentioned
> > elsewhere, EPROBE_DEFER.
> >
> > Assuming the absense of the optional clock is indicated by ENOENT, in my
> > view correct code would include something like:
> >
> > ...
> >
> > if (IS_ERR(dev->clk))
> > return PTR_ERR(dev->clk);
> >
> > if (IS_ERR(dev->buslck) && PTR_ERR(dev->busclk) != -ENOENT)
> > return PTR_ERR(dev->busclk);
> >
> > ...
>
> Yes, I completely agree!

Great, sorry if I elaborated excessively.

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