Re: [PATCH -next v2] drm/amdgpu: return 'ret' in amdgpu_pmu_init

[Julia Lawall]

On Sat, 22 Jun 2019, maowenan wrote:

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> On 2019/6/22 21:06, Julia Lawall wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 22 Jun 2019, Mao Wenan wrote:
> >
> >> There is one warning:
> >> drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_pmu.c: In function âamdgpu_pmu_initâ:
> >> drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_pmu.c:249:6: warning: variable âretâ set but not used [-Wunused-but-set-variable]
> >>   int ret = 0;
> >>       ^
> >> amdgpu_pmu_init() is called by amdgpu_device_init() in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c,
> >> which will use the return value. So it returns 'ret' for caller.
> >> amdgpu_device_init()
> >> 	r = amdgpu_pmu_init(adev);
> >>
> >> Fixes: 9c7c85f7ea1f ("drm/amdgpu: add pmu counters")
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Mao Wenan <maowenan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> ---
> >>  v1->v2: change the subject for this patch; change the indenting when it calls init_pmu_by_type; use the value 'ret' in
> >>  amdgpu_pmu_init().
> >>  drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_pmu.c | 6 +++---
> >>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_pmu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_pmu.c
> >> index 0e6dba9..145e720 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_pmu.c
> >> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_pmu.c
> >> @@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ int amdgpu_pmu_init(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
> >>  	case CHIP_VEGA20:
> >>  		/* init df */
> >>  		ret = init_pmu_by_type(adev, df_v3_6_attr_groups,
> >> -				       "DF", "amdgpu_df", PERF_TYPE_AMDGPU_DF,
> >> -				       DF_V3_6_MAX_COUNTERS);
> >> +							   "DF", "amdgpu_df", PERF_TYPE_AMDGPU_DF,
> >> +							   DF_V3_6_MAX_COUNTERS);
> >>
> >>  		/* other pmu types go here*/
> >
> > I don't know what is the impact of the other pmu types that are planned
> > for the future.  Perhaps it would be better to abort the function
> > immediately in the case of a failure.
>
> I guess it would be better to use new function or new switch case clause to process different PMU types
> in future.

I don't know.  But normally when an error may occur it is checked for
immediately, rather than just letting it go until the end of the function.
But maybe the developer know what is planned for the future for this
function.

julia

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> > julia
> >
> >>  		break;
> >> @@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ int amdgpu_pmu_init(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
> >>  		return 0;
> >>  	}
> >>
> >> -	return 0;
> >> +	return ret;
> >>  }
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> 2.7.4
> >>
> >>
> >
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