Re: [PATCH v8 18/25] powerpc: Implement nvram sync ioctl

[Arnd Bergmann]

> --- a/drivers/char/nvram.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/nvram.c
> @@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
>  #include <linux/mutex.h>
>  #include <linux/pagemap.h>
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_PPC
> +#include <asm/nvram.h>
> +#include <asm/machdep.h>
> +#endif
>
>  static DEFINE_MUTEX(nvram_mutex);
>  static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(nvram_state_lock);
> @@ -331,6 +335,37 @@ static long nvram_misc_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
>         long ret = -ENOTTY;
>
>         switch (cmd) {
> +#ifdef CONFIG_PPC
> +       case OBSOLETE_PMAC_NVRAM_GET_OFFSET:
> +               pr_warn("nvram: Using obsolete PMAC_NVRAM_GET_OFFSET ioctl\n");
> +               /* fall through */
> +       case IOC_NVRAM_GET_OFFSET:
> +               ret = -EINVAL;
> +#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_PMAC

I think it would make be nicer here to keep the ppc bits in arch/ppc,
and instead add a .ioctl() callback to nvram_ops.

> @@ -369,12 +405,14 @@ static int nvram_misc_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
>                 return -EBUSY;
>         }
>
> +#ifndef CONFIG_PPC
>         /* Prevent multiple writers if the set_checksum ioctl is implemented. */
>         if ((arch_nvram_ops.set_checksum != NULL) &&
>             (file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) && (nvram_open_mode & NVRAM_WRITE)) {
>                 spin_unlock(&nvram_state_lock);
>                 return -EBUSY;
>         }
> +#endif
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/nvram.h b/include/linux/nvram.h
> index b7bfaec60a43..24a57675dba1 100644
> --- a/include/linux/nvram.h
> +++ b/include/linux/nvram.h
> @@ -18,8 +18,12 @@ struct nvram_ops {
>         unsigned char   (*read_byte)(int);
>         void            (*write_byte)(unsigned char, int);
>         ssize_t         (*get_size)(void);
> +#ifdef CONFIG_PPC
> +       long            (*sync)(void);
> +#else
>         long            (*set_checksum)(void);
>         long            (*initialize)(void);
> +#endif
>  };

Maybe just leave all entries visible here, and avoid the above #ifdef checks.

       Arnd