Re: [PATCH] ata: ahci_xgene: Use int type for 'rc' to store error codes

From: Qianfeng Rong
Date: Tue Aug 26 2025 - 02:58:37 EST



在 2025/8/26 13:09, Damien Le Moal 写道:
On 8/26/25 13:02, Qianfeng Rong wrote:
Use int instead of u32 for 'rc' variable to store negative error codes
returned by ahci_do_softreset().

Signed-off-by: Qianfeng Rong <rongqianfeng@xxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/ata/ahci_xgene.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/ata/ahci_xgene.c b/drivers/ata/ahci_xgene.c
index 5d5a51a77f5d..8d01c105fd44 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ahci_xgene.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/ahci_xgene.c
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ static int xgene_ahci_pmp_softreset(struct ata_link *link, unsigned int *class,
{
int pmp = sata_srst_pmp(link);
struct ata_port *ap = link->ap;
- u32 rc;
+ int rc;
void __iomem *port_mmio = ahci_port_base(ap);
u32 port_fbs;
If you fix this, please fix it properly: the rc variable is not needed at all in
that function. You can just do:

diff --git a/drivers/ata/ahci_xgene.c b/drivers/ata/ahci_xgene.c
index 5d5a51a77f5d..a6d964f7184c 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ahci_xgene.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/ahci_xgene.c
@@ -450,7 +450,6 @@ static int xgene_ahci_pmp_softreset(struct ata_link *link,
unsigned int *class,
{
int pmp = sata_srst_pmp(link);
struct ata_port *ap = link->ap;
- u32 rc;
void __iomem *port_mmio = ahci_port_base(ap);
u32 port_fbs;

@@ -463,9 +462,7 @@ static int xgene_ahci_pmp_softreset(struct ata_link *link,
unsigned int *class,
port_fbs |= pmp << PORT_FBS_DEV_OFFSET;
writel(port_fbs, port_mmio + PORT_FBS);

- rc = ahci_do_softreset(link, class, pmp, deadline, ahci_check_ready);
-
- return rc;
+ return ahci_do_softreset(link, class, pmp, deadline, ahci_check_ready);
}
The 'rc' variable in the first instance can indeed be removed, and I will
send the second version. Thanks.

Best regards,
Qianfeng