RE: [PATCH v1 2/2] hwmon: pmbus: Add ltc4286 driver

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> From: Guenter Roeck <groeck7@xxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Guenter Roeck
> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2023 10:09 PM
> To: Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@xxxxxxxxxx>; Delphine_CC_Chiu/WYHQ/Wiwynn
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 2/2] hwmon: pmbus: Add ltc4286 driver
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> On 4/25/23 06:45, Andi Shyti wrote:
> > Hi Delphine,
> >
> > On top of Guenter's comments,
> >
> > [...]
> >
> >> +config SENSORS_LTC4286
> >> +    bool "Linear Technologies LTC4286"
> >> +    help
> >> +      If you say yes here you get hardware monitoring support for Linear
> >> +      Technology LTC4286.
> >
> > could you add a couple of words more here?
> >
> > [...]
> >
> >> +static int ltc4286_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
> >> +                     const struct i2c_device_id *id) {
> >> +    int ret;
> >> +    u8 block_buffer[I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX + 1];
> >> +    struct device *dev = &client->dev;
> >> +    struct pmbus_driver_info *info;
> >> +    u32 rsense;
> >> +
> >> +    ret = i2c_smbus_read_block_data(client, PMBUS_MFR_ID,
> block_buffer);
> >> +    if (ret < 0) {
> >> +            dev_err(&client->dev, "failed to read manufacturer
> >> + id\n");
> >
> > you can use dev_err_probe() here:
> >
> >       return dev_err_probe(&client->dev, err, "failed to read
> > manufacturer id\n");
> >
> >> +            return ret;
> >> +    }
> >> +
> >> +    /* Refer to ltc4286 datasheet page 20
> >> +     * the default manufacturer id is LTC
> >> +     */
> >> +    if (ret != LTC4286_MFR_ID_SIZE ||
> >> +        strncmp(block_buffer, "LTC", LTC4286_MFR_ID_SIZE)) {
> >> +            dev_err(&client->dev, "unsupported manufacturer id\n");
> >> +            return -ENODEV;
> >> +    }
> >> +
> >> +    ret = i2c_smbus_read_block_data(client, PMBUS_MFR_MODEL,
> block_buffer);
> >> +    if (ret < 0) {
> >> +            dev_err(&client->dev, "failed to read manufacturer
> model\n");
> >> +            return ret;
> >> +    }
> >
> > Is this read really needed?
> >
> 
> It only makes sense if the returned string is actually validated.
> Otherwise no.
> 
> Guenter
We will add comaprision here.
for (mid = ltc4286_id; mid->name[0]; mid++) {
	if (!strncasecmp(mid->name, block_buffer, strlen(mid->name)))
		break;
}