Re: [PATCH 2/4] usb: typec: tipd: add function to request firmware

[Heikki Krogerus]

Hi Javier,

On Thu, Dec 07, 2023 at 12:51:07PM +0100, Javier Carrasco wrote:
> The firmware request process is device agnostic and can be used for
> other parts.
> 
> A probe deferring mechanism has been added in order to account for cases
> where the file system where the firmware resides is still not available
> when the probe function is triggered and no firmware is found.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Javier Carrasco <javier.carrasco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/usb/typec/tipd/core.c | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
>  1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/tipd/core.c b/drivers/usb/typec/tipd/core.c
> index f0c4cd571a37..165a1391dc72 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/typec/tipd/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/typec/tipd/core.c
> @@ -873,6 +873,31 @@ tps6598x_register_port(struct tps6598x *tps, struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> +static int tps_request_firmware(struct tps6598x *tps, const struct firmware **fw)
> +{
> +	const char *firmware_name;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	ret = device_property_read_string(tps->dev, "firmware-name",
> +					  &firmware_name);
> +	if (ret)
> +		return ret;
> +
> +	ret = request_firmware(fw, firmware_name, tps->dev);
> +	if (ret) {
> +		dev_err(tps->dev, "failed to retrieve \"%s\"\n", firmware_name);
> +		/* probe deferring in case the file system is not ready */
> +		return (ret == -ENOENT) ? -EPROBE_DEFER : ret;

It's more likely that the firmware really isn't available, and it will
never be available in this case. I think there is only one place in
kernel where failing request_firmware() can lead to deferred probe
(drivers/tee/optee/smc_abi.c) and there the code can actually see the
system state - that's actually the condition.

So just return dev_err_probe() here:

	ret = request_firmware(fw, firmware_name, tps->dev);
	if (ret)
                return dev_err_probe(tps->dev, ret, "failed to retrieve \"%s\"", firmware_name);

> +	}
> +
> +	if ((*fw)->size == 0) {
> +		release_firmware(*fw);
> +		ret = -EINVAL;
> +	}
> +
> +	return ret;
> +}
> +
>  static int
>  tps25750_write_firmware(struct tps6598x *tps,
>  			u8 bpms_addr, const u8 *data, size_t len)
> @@ -961,16 +986,9 @@ static int tps25750_start_patch_burst_mode(struct tps6598x *tps)
>  	if (ret)
>  		return ret;
>  
> -	ret = request_firmware(&fw, firmware_name, tps->dev);
> -	if (ret) {
> -		dev_err(tps->dev, "failed to retrieve \"%s\"\n", firmware_name);
> +	ret = tps_request_firmware(tps, &fw);
> +	if (ret)
>  		return ret;
> -	}
> -
> -	if (fw->size == 0) {
> -		ret = -EINVAL;
> -		goto release_fw;
> -	}
>  
>  	ret = of_property_match_string(np, "reg-names", "patch-address");
>  	if (ret < 0) {
> 
> -- 
> 2.39.2

thanks,

-- 
heikki