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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2/2] include/uapi pps.h: drop not needed PPS_MAX_SOURCES define
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On 30/06/23 14:53, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 09:50:33AM +0200, Rodolfo Giometti wrote:
>> On 30/06/23 09:31, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
>>> On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 09:18:26AM +0200, Rodolfo Giometti wrote:
>>>> Userspace PPS clients should not known about how many PPS sources can
>>>> be defined within the system (nor the rfc2783 say so), so we can
>>>> safely drop this define since is not used anymore in the kernel too.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@enneenne.com>
>>>> ---
>>>> drivers/pps/pps.c | 6 +++---
>>>> include/uapi/linux/pps.h | 1 -
>>>> 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/pps/pps.c b/drivers/pps/pps.c
>>>> index 5d19baae6a38..1a6131608036 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/pps/pps.c
>>>> +++ b/drivers/pps/pps.c
>>>> @@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ int pps_register_cdev(struct pps_device *pps)
>>>> * Get new ID for the new PPS source. After idr_alloc() calling
>>>> * the new source will be freely available into the kernel.
>>>> */
>>>> - err = idr_alloc(&pps_idr, pps, 0, PPS_MAX_SOURCES, GFP_KERNEL);
>>>> + err = idr_alloc(&pps_idr, pps, 0, MINORMASK, GFP_KERNEL);
>>>> if (err < 0) {
>>>> if (err == -ENOSPC) {
>>>> pr_err("%s: too many PPS sources in the system\n",
>>>> @@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(pps_lookup_dev);
>>>> static void __exit pps_exit(void)
>>>> {
>>>> class_destroy(pps_class);
>>>> - unregister_chrdev_region(pps_devt, PPS_MAX_SOURCES);
>>>> + unregister_chrdev_region(pps_devt, MINORMASK);
>>>> }
>>>> static int __init pps_init(void)
>>>> @@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ static int __init pps_init(void)
>>>> }
>>>> pps_class->dev_groups = pps_groups;
>>>> - err = alloc_chrdev_region(&pps_devt, 0, PPS_MAX_SOURCES, "pps");
>>>> + err = alloc_chrdev_region(&pps_devt, 0, MINORMASK, "pps");
>>>> if (err < 0) {
>>>> pr_err("failed to allocate char device region\n");
>>>> goto remove_class;
>>>> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/pps.h b/include/uapi/linux/pps.h
>>>> index 90f2e86020ba..8a4096f18af1 100644
>>>> --- a/include/uapi/linux/pps.h
>>>> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/pps.h
>>>> @@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
>>>> #include <linux/types.h>
>>>> #define PPS_VERSION "5.3.6"
>>>> -#define PPS_MAX_SOURCES MINORMASK
>>>
>>> Why change this in patch 1, and then delete this here?
>>>
>>> That makes no sense.
>>
>> I did it in two steps to be clear that the first step is about a better
>> redefinition of the PPS_MAX_SOURCES define, while the second step is about
>> the fact it's now that define is useless.
>
> Better to just convert everything in patch one, and then in patch 2
> delete the .h #define. That way, when userspace breaks, you can revert
> just the last patch :)

I'm puzzled since I did as you say... patch 1/2 increases PPS_MAX_SOURCES value
while patch 2/2 drops PPS_MAX_SOURCES define.

>>> And if this is exported to userspace, removing it should break things,
>>> right? If not, why was it there in the first place?
>>
>> In reality such define is not stated within the PPS RFC2783, so userspace
>> programs whose relies on such define are broken.
>
> RFC's do not document Linux kernel apis.

It's true, but well written PPS clients should relay only on PPS API which in
turn doesn't states that define. :P

> So if any userspace code breaks, you have to put this back, sorry.

If you think that patch 2 is not good, no problem, just drop it, but please just
consider applying patch 1, since increasing PPS_MAX_SOURCES value is good.

Ciao,

Rodolfo

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