Re: [PATCH v11 10/27] iommu/exynos: use managed device helper functions

From: Cho KyongHo
Date: Wed Mar 19 2014 - 04:56:20 EST


On Wed, 19 Mar 2014 08:59:09 +0900, Jingoo Han wrote:
> On Wednesday, March 19, 2014 12:12 AM, Tomasz Figa wrote:
> > On 18.03.2014 11:38, Cho KyongHo wrote:
> > > On Fri, 14 Mar 2014 14:28:36 +0100, Tomasz Figa wrote:
> > >> On 14.03.2014 06:05, Cho KyongHo wrote:
> > >>> This patch uses managed device helper functions in the probe().
> > >>>
> > >>> Signed-off-by: Cho KyongHo <pullip.cho@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >>> ---
> > >>> drivers/iommu/exynos-iommu.c | 64 +++++++++++++++++-------------------------
> > >>> 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
> > >>>
> > >>> diff --git a/drivers/iommu/exynos-iommu.c b/drivers/iommu/exynos-iommu.c
> > >>> index 36e6b73..33b424d 100644
> > >>> --- a/drivers/iommu/exynos-iommu.c
> > >>> +++ b/drivers/iommu/exynos-iommu.c
>
> [.....]
>
> > >>> res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
> > >>> if (!res) {
> > >>> - dev_dbg(dev, "Unable to find IOMEM region\n");
> > >>> - ret = -ENOENT;
> > >>> - goto err_init;
> > >>> + dev_err(dev, "Unable to find IOMEM region\n");
> > >>> + return -ENOENT;
> > >>> }
> > >>
> > >> No need to check for error and print message, because
> > >> devm_ioremap_resource() already checks the passed resource and handles
> > >> error cases.
> > >>
> > >
> > > Yes but devm_ioremap_resource() just tells that the given 'res' is not
> > > correct. I think the message in the driver is more informative.
> >
> > The common practice used in Linux kernel is to not duplicate such
> > messages. It is obvious that devm_ioremap_resource() printing such
> > message is related to an IOMEM resource anyway, as you can't used it
> > with other types of resources.
>
> +1
>
> I agree with Tomasz Figa's opinion.
> These messages have been being removed from Linux kernel.
> Thank you.
>
Ok.

Thank you for the advice.

Kyong Ho
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