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From:   Wei Wang <wvw@google.com>
Date:   Mon, 11 Nov 2019 09:52:18 -0800
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] thermal: create softlink by name for thermal_zone and cooling_device
To:     Amit Kucheria <amit.kucheria@verdurent.com>
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        Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@intel.com>,
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On Sun, Nov 10, 2019 at 9:26 PM Amit Kucheria
<amit.kucheria@verdurent.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 3:04 AM Wei Wang <wvw@google.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 10:16 AM Amit Kucheria
> > <amit.kucheria@verdurent.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 10:20 PM Amit Kucheria
> > > <amit.kucheria@verdurent.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 11:43 AM Wei Wang <wvw@google.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > The paths thermal_zone%d and cooling_device%d are not intuitive and the
> > > > > numbers are subject to change due to device tree change. This usually
> > > > > leads to tree traversal in userspace code.
> > > > > The patch creates `tz-by-name' and `cdev-by-name' for thermal zone and
> > > > > cooling_device respectively.
> > > >
> > > > I like this.
> > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Wei Wang <wvw@google.com>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >  drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++--
> > > > >  1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
> > > > > index d4481cc8958f..0ff8fb1d7b0a 100644
> > > > > --- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
> > > > > +++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
> > > > > @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
> > > > >  #include <net/netlink.h>
> > > > >  #include <net/genetlink.h>
> > > > >  #include <linux/suspend.h>
> > > > > +#include <linux/kobject.h>
> > > > >
> > > > >  #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
> > > > >  #include <trace/events/thermal.h>
> > > > > @@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(poweroff_lock);
> > > > >
> > > > >  static atomic_t in_suspend;
> > > > >  static bool power_off_triggered;
> > > > > +static struct kobject *cdev_link_kobj;
> > > > > +static struct kobject *tz_link_kobj;
> > > > >
> > > > >  static struct thermal_governor *def_governor;
> > > > >
> > > > > @@ -954,7 +957,7 @@ __thermal_cooling_device_register(struct device_node *np,
> > > > >         struct thermal_zone_device *pos = NULL;
> > > > >         int result;
> > > > >
> > > > > -       if (type && strlen(type) >= THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH)
> > > > > +       if (!type || !type[0] || strlen(type) >= THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH)
> > > > >                 return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> > > >
> > > > This should be a separate fix, if needed.
> > Agree, but the link now requires that "" as invalid _type_.
>
> I'm not sure I understand. What does this change have to do with
> adding symlinks below?
>

cdev->type will be used later in sysfs_create_link and adding "" as
symlink is kind of bad practise AIUI.

thanks


> > > >
> > > > >         if (!ops || !ops->get_max_state || !ops->get_cur_state ||
> > > > > @@ -989,9 +992,15 @@ __thermal_cooling_device_register(struct device_node *np,
> > > > >                 return ERR_PTR(result);
> > > > >         }
> > > > >
> > > > > -       /* Add 'this' new cdev to the global cdev list */
> > > > > +       /* Add 'this' new cdev to the global cdev list and create link*/
> > > > >         mutex_lock(&thermal_list_lock);
> > > > >         list_add(&cdev->node, &thermal_cdev_list);
> > > > > +       if (!cdev_link_kobj)
> > > > > +               cdev_link_kobj = kobject_create_and_add("cdev-by-name",
> > > > > +                                               cdev->device.kobj.parent);
> > > > > +       if (!cdev_link_kobj || sysfs_create_link(cdev_link_kobj,
> > > > > +                                               &cdev->device.kobj, cdev->type))
> > > > > +               dev_err(&cdev->device, "Failed to create cdev-by-name link\n");
> > > >
> > > > Any reason not to use the following form instead? It seems easier to read.
> > > >
> > > > if (!cdev_link_kobj) {
> > > >                cdev_link_kobj = kobject_create_and_add("cdev-by-name",
> > > >                                                cdev->device.kobj.parent);
> > > >               ret = sysfs_create_link(cdev_link_kobj,
> > > >                                               &cdev->device.kobj, cdev->type))
> > > >               if (ret)
> > > >                        dev_err(&cdev->device, "Failed to create
> > > > cdev-by-name link\n");
> > > > }
> > >
> > > I can now see why you had to do that - none of the other links would
> > > get created after the first one.
> > >
> > > Perhaps create the directories in the __init functions and only create
> > > the links here?
> > >
> > AFAICT, this is no such API except the private get_device_parent()
> > under driver/base/. Also the lazy initialization makes sense in such
> > case when there is no thermal device attached. Looks like the class
> > dir is also lazy-initialized when first device registered
> > https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v5.3.5/source/drivers/base/core.c#L1790.
>
> OK.
>
> > >
> > > > >         mutex_unlock(&thermal_list_lock);
> > > > >
> > > > >         /* Update binding information for 'this' new cdev */
> > > > > @@ -1157,6 +1166,8 @@ void thermal_cooling_device_unregister(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev)
> > > > >                         }
> > > > >                 }
> > > > >         }
> > > > > +       if (cdev_link_kobj)
> > > > > +               sysfs_remove_link(cdev_link_kobj, cdev->type);
> > > > >
> > > > >         mutex_unlock(&thermal_list_lock);
> > > > >
> > > > > @@ -1340,6 +1351,12 @@ thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type, int trips, int mask,
> > > > >
> > > > >         mutex_lock(&thermal_list_lock);
> > > > >         list_add_tail(&tz->node, &thermal_tz_list);
> > > > > +       if (!tz_link_kobj)
> > > > > +               tz_link_kobj = kobject_create_and_add("tz-by-name",
> > > > > +                                               tz->device.kobj.parent);
> > > > > +       if (!tz_link_kobj || sysfs_create_link(tz_link_kobj,
> > > > > +                                               &tz->device.kobj, tz->type))
> > > > > +               dev_err(&tz->device, "Failed to create tz-by-name link\n");
> > > >
> > > > Same as above.
> > > >
> > > > >         mutex_unlock(&thermal_list_lock);
> > > > >
> > > > >         /* Bind cooling devices for this zone */
> > > > > @@ -1411,6 +1428,8 @@ void thermal_zone_device_unregister(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
> > > > >                         }
> > > > >                 }
> > > > >         }
> > > > > +       if (tz_link_kobj)
> > > > > +               sysfs_remove_link(tz_link_kobj, tz->type);
> > > > >
> > > > >         mutex_unlock(&thermal_list_lock);
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > 2.23.0.700.g56cf767bdb-goog
> > > > >