Re: [PATCH v5 1/4] i2c: add a protocol parameter to the alert callback

From: Benjamin Tissoires
Date: Tue Mar 15 2016 - 16:09:00 EST


On Mar 15 2016 or thereabouts, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 03:53:41PM +0100, Benjamin Tissoires wrote:
> > .alert() is meant to be generic, but there is currently no way
> > for the device driver to know which protocol generated the alert.
> > Add a parameter in .alert() to help the device driver to understand
> > what is given in data.
> >
> > This patch is required to have the support of SMBus Host Notify protocol
> > through .alert().
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c | 6 +++++-
> > drivers/hwmon/lm90.c | 3 ++-
> > drivers/i2c/i2c-smbus.c | 3 ++-
> > include/linux/i2c.h | 7 ++++++-
> > 4 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
> > index 5f1c3d0..84d07bc 100644
> > --- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
> > +++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
> > @@ -568,12 +568,16 @@ static void retry_timeout(unsigned long data)
> > }
> >
> >
> > -static void ssif_alert(struct i2c_client *client, unsigned int data)
> > +static void ssif_alert(struct i2c_client *client,
> > + enum i2c_alert_protocol protocol, unsigned int data)
> > {
> > struct ssif_info *ssif_info = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
> > unsigned long oflags, *flags;
> > bool do_get = false;
> >
> > + if (protocol != I2C_PROTOCOL_SMBUS_ALERT)
> > + return;
> > +
> > ssif_inc_stat(ssif_info, alerts);
> >
> > flags = ipmi_ssif_lock_cond(ssif_info, &oflags);
> > diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm90.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm90.c
> > index c9ff08d..2b77dbd 100644
> > --- a/drivers/hwmon/lm90.c
> > +++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm90.c
> > @@ -1624,7 +1624,8 @@ static int lm90_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
> > return 0;
> > }
> >
> > -static void lm90_alert(struct i2c_client *client, unsigned int flag)
> > +static void lm90_alert(struct i2c_client *client, enum i2c_alert_protocol type,
> > + unsigned int flag)
> > {
>
> For IPMI you added a check for the alert type. It would seem to be prudent to
> add one here as well, unless you expect the driver to be able to handle all
> alert types without modification. In that case, though, I would expect some
> note that this is the case.

Hi Guenter,

yes, this is a miss from my side. I'll update the series tomorrow.
Hopefully by then, the kbuild bot will find the remaining issues (2 in a
row is kind of shameful).

Cheers,
Benjamin

>
> Thnaks,
> Guenter
>
> > u16 alarms;
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-smbus.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-smbus.c
> > index abb55d3..3b6765a 100644
> > --- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-smbus.c
> > +++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-smbus.c
> > @@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ static int smbus_do_alert(struct device *dev, void *addrp)
> > if (client->dev.driver) {
> > driver = to_i2c_driver(client->dev.driver);
> > if (driver->alert)
> > - driver->alert(client, data->flag);
> > + driver->alert(client, I2C_PROTOCOL_SMBUS_ALERT,
> > + data->flag);
> > else
> > dev_warn(&client->dev, "no driver alert()!\n");
> > } else
> > diff --git a/include/linux/i2c.h b/include/linux/i2c.h
> > index 200cf13b..baae02a 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/i2c.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/i2c.h
> > @@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data_or_emulated(const struct i2c_client *client,
> > u8 command, u8 length, u8 *values);
> > #endif /* I2C */
> >
> > +enum i2c_alert_protocol {
> > + I2C_PROTOCOL_SMBUS_ALERT,
> > +};
> > +
> > /**
> > * struct i2c_driver - represent an I2C device driver
> > * @class: What kind of i2c device we instantiate (for detect)
> > @@ -181,7 +185,8 @@ struct i2c_driver {
> > * For the SMBus alert protocol, there is a single bit of data passed
> > * as the alert response's low bit ("event flag").
> > */
> > - void (*alert)(struct i2c_client *, unsigned int data);
> > + void (*alert)(struct i2c_client *, enum i2c_alert_protocol protocol,
> > + unsigned int data);
> >
> > /* a ioctl like command that can be used to perform specific functions
> > * with the device.
> > --
> > 2.5.0
> >