Re: [PATCH] mfd: stmfx: Improve error message triggered by regulator fault in .remove()

From: Lee Jones
Date: Mon Feb 14 2022 - 09:30:20 EST


On Mon, 14 Feb 2022, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:

> On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 01:46:37PM +0000, Lee Jones wrote:
> > On Mon, 07 Feb 2022, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> >
> > > Returning a non-zero value in an i2c remove callback results in the i2c
> > > core emitting a very generic error message ("remove failed (-ESOMETHING),
> > > will be ignored") and as the message indicates not further error handling
> > > is done.
> > >
> > > Instead emit a more specific error message and then return zero in
> > > .remove().
> > >
> > > The long-term goal is to make the i2c remove prototype return void, making
> > > all implementations return 0 is preparatory work for this change.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > drivers/mfd/stmfx.c | 16 +++++++++++-----
> > > 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/mfd/stmfx.c b/drivers/mfd/stmfx.c
> > > index e095a3930142..16631c675f2f 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/mfd/stmfx.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/mfd/stmfx.c
> > > @@ -392,17 +392,21 @@ static int stmfx_chip_init(struct i2c_client *client)
> > > return ret;
> > > }
> > >
> > > -static int stmfx_chip_exit(struct i2c_client *client)
> > > +static void stmfx_chip_exit(struct i2c_client *client)
> > > {
> > > struct stmfx *stmfx = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
> > >
> > > regmap_write(stmfx->map, STMFX_REG_IRQ_SRC_EN, 0);
> > > regmap_write(stmfx->map, STMFX_REG_SYS_CTRL, 0);
> > >
> > > - if (stmfx->vdd)
> > > - return regulator_disable(stmfx->vdd);
> > > + if (stmfx->vdd) {
> > > + int ret = regulator_disable(stmfx->vdd);
> > >
> > > - return 0;
> > > + if (ret)
> >
> > Nit: Premise of the patch is fine, but please can you use the standard
> > function call, check the return value format please. Something about
> > this is triggering my OCD! :)
> >
> > int ret;
> >
> > ret = regulator_disable(stmfx->vdd);
> > if (ret)
> > do_thing();
>
> Not sure I understand you correctly. Do you want just:
>
> regmap_write(stmfx->map, STMFX_REG_SYS_CTRL, 0);
>
> if (stmfx->vdd) {
> - int ret = regulator_disable(stmfx->vdd);
> + int ret;
> +
> + ret = regulator_disable(stmfx->vdd);
> if (ret)
> ...
>
> squashed into the patch?

Effectively, yes please.

The diff would look like:

> > > - if (stmfx->vdd)
> > > - return regulator_disable(stmfx->vdd);
> > > + if (stmfx->vdd) {
> > > + int ret;
> > > +
> > > + ret = regulator_disable(stmfx->vdd);
> > > -
> > > - return 0;
> > > + if (ret)

Thanks.

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Lee Jones [李琼斯]
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