Re: [PATCH] rtc: rv8803: Check return value of rv8803_write_reg

From: Alexandre Belloni
Date: Thu Dec 27 2018 - 19:43:15 EST


On 27/12/2018 14:28:55-0600, Aditya Pakki wrote:
> In rv8803_handle_irq, rv8803_write_reg can return a failed return
> value when attempting to write to the bus. The fix checks the output
> and throws a dev_warn notifying of the failure.
>

Is there any point in doing that as the error will self correct later
anyway?

I really doubt there is any user reading the logs on the systems with an
rv8803 and there is no user action needed anyway.

> Signed-off-by: Aditya Pakki <pakki001@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/rtc/rtc-rv8803.c | 9 +++++++--
> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv8803.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv8803.c
> index 450a0b831a2d..5a19d5ecbf57 100644
> --- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv8803.c
> +++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-rv8803.c
> @@ -180,8 +180,13 @@ static irqreturn_t rv8803_handle_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
>
> if (events) {
> rtc_update_irq(rv8803->rtc, 1, events);
> - rv8803_write_reg(client, RV8803_FLAG, flags);
> - rv8803_write_reg(rv8803->client, RV8803_CTRL, rv8803->ctrl);
> + if (rv8803_write_reg(client, RV8803_FLAG, flags))
> + dev_warn(&client->dev, "Failed to write RV8803 reg.\n");
> +
> + if (rv8803_write_reg(rv8803->client, RV8803_CTRL,
> + rv8803->ctrl))
> + dev_warn(&rv8803->client->dev,
> + "Failed to write RV8803_CTRL reg.\n");
> }
>
> mutex_unlock(&rv8803->flags_lock);
> --
> 2.17.1
>

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