Re: [PATCH v8 1/8] PCI: brcmstb: Change brcm_phy_stop() to return void

From: Bjorn Helgaas
Date: Tue Nov 16 2021 - 15:40:07 EST


On Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 03:56:14PM -0500, Jim Quinlan wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 11, 2021 at 4:57 PM Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 05:14:41PM -0500, Jim Quinlan wrote:
> > > We do not use the result of this function so make it void.
> >
> > I don't get it. Can you expand on this?
> >
> > brcm_phy_cntl() can return -EIO, which means brcm_phy_stop() can
> > return -EIO, which means brcm_pcie_suspend can return -EIO.
> > brcm_pcie_suspend() is the dev_pm_ops.suspend() method.
> >
> > So are you saying we never use the result of dev_pm_ops.suspend()?
>
> In this situation we are going into suspend. In doing so, any
> problems with the brcm phy may be erased/forgiven upon resume, since
> clocks are turned off and most power removed/reduced. An error from
> brcm_phy_stop() that becomes the return value of brcm_pcie_suspend()
> will bring a halt to the entire suspend IIRC. In fact, I forced a
> -EIO in this code and it panic'd on suspend. This is not really the
> behavior I want for what is most likely a recoverable error.
>
> Perhaps a dev_err(...) will suffice while still returning 0?

Maybe we just need a note about why we want to intentionally ignore
any errors here.

> I noticed that reset_control_rearm() also returns a value, and if that
> is in error it will not be erease/forgiven by suspend sleep. I will
> fix this.
>
> Regards,
> Jim Quinlan
> Broadcom STB
>
>
> >
> > > Signed-off-by: Jim Quinlan <jim2101024@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > drivers/pci/controller/pcie-brcmstb.c | 10 +++++-----
> > > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-brcmstb.c b/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-brcmstb.c
> > > index cc30215f5a43..ff7d0d291531 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-brcmstb.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-brcmstb.c
> > > @@ -1111,9 +1111,10 @@ static inline int brcm_phy_start(struct brcm_pcie *pcie)
> > > return pcie->rescal ? brcm_phy_cntl(pcie, 1) : 0;
> > > }
> > >
> > > -static inline int brcm_phy_stop(struct brcm_pcie *pcie)
> > > +static inline void brcm_phy_stop(struct brcm_pcie *pcie)
> > > {
> > > - return pcie->rescal ? brcm_phy_cntl(pcie, 0) : 0;
> > > + if (pcie->rescal)
> > > + brcm_phy_cntl(pcie, 0);
> > > }
> > >
> > > static void brcm_pcie_turn_off(struct brcm_pcie *pcie)
> > > @@ -1143,14 +1144,13 @@ static void brcm_pcie_turn_off(struct brcm_pcie *pcie)
> > > static int brcm_pcie_suspend(struct device *dev)
> > > {
> > > struct brcm_pcie *pcie = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
> > > - int ret;
> > >
> > > brcm_pcie_turn_off(pcie);
> > > - ret = brcm_phy_stop(pcie);
> > > + brcm_phy_stop(pcie);
> > > reset_control_rearm(pcie->rescal);
> > > clk_disable_unprepare(pcie->clk);
> > >
> > > - return ret;
> > > + return 0;
> > > }
> > >
> > > static int brcm_pcie_resume(struct device *dev)
> > > --
> > > 2.17.1
> > >