Re: [PATCH v2 08/23] gpio: sysfs: use gpio_device_find() to iterate over existing devices

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Mon, Feb 05, 2024 at 02:39:40PM +0100, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 5, 2024 at 2:38 PM Andy Shevchenko
> <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 05, 2024 at 02:19:10PM +0100, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> > > On Mon, Feb 5, 2024 at 1:36 PM Andy Shevchenko
> > > <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > On Mon, Feb 05, 2024 at 10:34:03AM +0100, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:

..

> > > > > +static int gpiofind_sysfs_register(struct gpio_chip *gc, void *data)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > +     struct gpio_device *gdev = gc->gpiodev;
> > > > > +     int ret;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +     if (gdev->mockdev)
> > > > > +             return 0;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +     ret = gpiochip_sysfs_register(gdev);
> > > > > +     if (ret)
> > > > > +             chip_err(gc, "failed to register the sysfs entry: %d\n", ret);
> > > >
> > > > > +     return 0;
> > > >
> > > > ???
> >
> > What the point of function to be int if you effectively ignore this by always
> > returning 0?
> >
> 
> Because the signature of the callback expects an int to be returned?

But why do you return 0 instead of ret?

> > > Not sure what the ... and ??? mean? The commit message should have
> > > read "... traverse it from gpiofind_sysfs_register()" I agree but the
> > > latter?
> >
> > I didn't realize this may not be obvious :-(.
> >
> > > > > +}

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko