Re: [PATCH] gpu: host1x: clk_round_rate() can return a zero uponerror

From: Sascha Hauer
Date: Wed Dec 11 2013 - 02:51:37 EST


On Mon, Dec 09, 2013 at 06:00:12PM -0800, Paul Walmsley wrote:
>
> Treat both negative and zero return values from clk_round_rate() as
> errors. This is needed since subsequent patches will convert
> clk_round_rate()'s return value to be an unsigned type, rather than a
> signed type, since some clock sources can generate rates higher than
> (2^31)-1 Hz.
>
> Eventually, when calling clk_round_rate(), only a return value of zero
> will be considered a error. All other values will be considered valid
> rates. The comparison against values less than 0 is kept to preserve
> the correct behavior in the meantime.

Shouldn't it be an error when the result is not within sensible limits
instead? What do you do with a rate of 1Hz?

Sascha

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