Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932104AbZLKKyH (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:54:07 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1761140AbZLKKyD (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:54:03 -0500 Received: from smtp.nokia.com ([192.100.122.233]:46964 "EHLO mgw-mx06.nokia.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1761097AbZLKKx7 (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:53:59 -0500 Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:53:45 +0200 From: Eduardo Valentin To: ext Samuel Ortiz Cc: "Valentin Eduardo (Nokia-D/Helsinki)" , Amit Kucheria , "gadiyar@ti.com" , List Linux Kernel , List Linux Omap Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] mfd: twl4030: clarify the return value for read and write Message-ID: <20091211105345.GE8299@esdhcp037198.research.nokia.com> Reply-To: eduardo.valentin@nokia.com References: <5A47E75E594F054BAF48C5E4FC4B92AB0309DAC23C@dbde02.ent.ti.com> <449d505b874c236e4d0df0c1f765918386a4d58b.1260187781.git.amit.kucheria@verdurent.com> <20091207135309.GA23829@esdhcp037198.research.nokia.com> <20091211103609.GB5863@sortiz.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20091211103609.GB5863@sortiz.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 11 Dec 2009 10:53:52.0411 (UTC) FILETIME=[3A1816B0:01CA7A50] X-Nokia-AV: Clean Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 4509 Lines: 122 On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 11:36:10AM +0100, ext Samuel Ortiz wrote: > Hi Amit, > > On Mon, Dec 07, 2009 at 03:53:09PM +0200, Eduardo Valentin wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 07, 2009 at 01:17:29PM +0100, ext Amit Kucheria wrote: > > > Infact, we can just return -EIO so that caller knows for sure that all > > > messages were not tranferred. Please consider fixed patch instead. > > > > > > We should be checking if all the messages were tranferred or not. And return > > > -1 for failure. Currently we return success (0) even if none of messages were > > > transferred successfully. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Amit Kucheria > > > --- > > > drivers/mfd/twl4030-core.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++-------- > > > 1 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/mfd/twl4030-core.c b/drivers/mfd/twl4030-core.c > > > index 56f1de5..3d2c413 100644 > > > --- a/drivers/mfd/twl4030-core.c > > > +++ b/drivers/mfd/twl4030-core.c > > > @@ -292,10 +292,14 @@ int twl4030_i2c_write(u8 mod_no, u8 *value, u8 reg, unsigned num_bytes) > > > ret = i2c_transfer(twl->client->adapter, twl->xfer_msg, 1); > > > mutex_unlock(&twl->xfer_lock); > > > > > > - /* i2cTransfer returns num messages.translate it pls.. */ > > > - if (ret >= 0) > > > - ret = 0; > > > - return ret; > > > + /* i2c_transfer returns number of messages transferred */ > > > + if (ret != 1) { > > > + pr_err("%s: i2c_write failed to transfer all messages\n", > > > + DRIVER_NAME); > > > + return -EIO; > > > > How about reporting the actual error that has occurred and reported by i2c_transfer? > > Instead of just masking it as EIO? If i2c_transfer returns something > 0 then EIO should be right. > > But if returns and error code, then that error code must be reported to upper layers. > > > So, I applied a modified version of this patch, see below. If you disagree > with it, please let me know and I wont push it upstream. > OK. > > commit 8aa7cfd5732dee80aaaf3caa0a1d2f9621126315 > Author: Amit Kucheria > Date: Fri Dec 11 11:31:11 2009 +0100 > > mfd: Clarify twl4030 return value for read and write > > We should be checking if all the messages were tranferred. If not, then we > should propagate the i2c core error code. > Currently we return success (0) even if none of messages were transferred > successfully. > > Signed-off-by: Amit Kucheria > Signed-off-by: Samuel Ortiz > > diff --git a/drivers/mfd/twl4030-core.c b/drivers/mfd/twl4030-core.c > index e4a5d48..8add16c 100644 > --- a/drivers/mfd/twl4030-core.c > +++ b/drivers/mfd/twl4030-core.c > @@ -306,10 +306,14 @@ int twl4030_i2c_write(u8 mod_no, u8 *value, u8 reg, unsigned num_bytes) > ret = i2c_transfer(twl->client->adapter, twl->xfer_msg, 1); > mutex_unlock(&twl->xfer_lock); > > - /* i2cTransfer returns num messages.translate it pls.. */ > - if (ret >= 0) > - ret = 0; > - return ret; > + /* i2c_transfer returns number of messages transferred */ > + if (ret != 1) { > + pr_err("%s: i2c_write failed to transfer all messages\n", > + DRIVER_NAME); > + return ret; For this case we will be returning success if i2c_transfer fails to transfer the one message. I guess we should return ret only if ret < 0 ? otherwise -EIO. > + } else { > + return 0; > + } > } > EXPORT_SYMBOL(twl4030_i2c_write); > > @@ -358,10 +362,14 @@ int twl4030_i2c_read(u8 mod_no, u8 *value, u8 reg, unsigned num_bytes) > ret = i2c_transfer(twl->client->adapter, twl->xfer_msg, 2); > mutex_unlock(&twl->xfer_lock); > > - /* i2cTransfer returns num messages.translate it pls.. */ > - if (ret >= 0) > - ret = 0; > - return ret; > + /* i2c_transfer returns number of messages transferred */ > + if (ret != 2) { > + pr_err("%s: i2c_read failed to transfer all messages\n", > + DRIVER_NAME); > + return ret; Same case here, we will be returning success if i2c_transfer fails to transfer any of those messages. I guess we should return ret only if ret < 0 ? otherwise -EIO. > + } else { > + return 0; > + } > } > EXPORT_SYMBOL(twl4030_i2c_read); > > -- > Intel Open Source Technology Centre > http://oss.intel.com/ -- Eduardo Valentin -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/