Re: [PATCH v4 1/5] mfd: Add support for Intel LJCA device

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Thu Mar 09 2023 - 04:41:16 EST


On Thu, Mar 09, 2023 at 05:31:44PM +0800, Ye, Xiang wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 09, 2023 at 08:52:24AM +0100, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 09, 2023 at 03:10:56PM +0800, Ye Xiang wrote:
> > > +static int ljca_mng_get_version(struct ljca_stub *stub, char *buf)
> > > +{
> > > + struct fw_version version = {};
> > > + unsigned int len = sizeof(version);
> > > + int ret;
> > > +
> > > + ret = ljca_stub_write(stub, LJCA_MNG_GET_VERSION, NULL, 0, &version, &len, true,
> > > + LJCA_USB_WRITE_ACK_TIMEOUT_MS);
> > > + if (ret)
> > > + return ret;
> > > +
> > > + if (len != sizeof(version)) {
> > > + dev_err(&stub->intf->dev, "get version failed, len:%d\n", len);
> > > + return -EINVAL;
> > > + }
> > > +
> > > + return sysfs_emit(buf, "%d.%d.%d.%d\n", version.major, version.minor,
> > > + le16_to_cpu(version.patch), le16_to_cpu(version.build));
> > > +}
> >
> > You have sysfs files, yet no Documentation/ABI/ entries? That's not
> > allowed, you know this :(
> The Documentation/ABI/ entries is added for the sysfs on patch 5 of this series.
> https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-usb/patch/20230309071100.2856899-6-xiang.ye@xxxxxxxxx/

Ah, missed that, sorry.

> >
> > > +static ssize_t cmd_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf,
> > > + size_t count)
> > > +{
> > > + struct usb_interface *intf = to_usb_interface(dev);
> > > + struct ljca_dev *ljca_dev = usb_get_intfdata(intf);
> > > + struct ljca_stub *mng_stub = ljca_stub_find(ljca_dev, LJCA_MNG_STUB);
> > > + struct ljca_stub *diag_stub = ljca_stub_find(ljca_dev, LJCA_DIAG_STUB);
> > > +
> > > + if (sysfs_streq(buf, "dfu"))
> > > + ljca_mng_set_dfu_mode(mng_stub);
> > > + else if (sysfs_streq(buf, "debug"))
> > > + ljca_diag_set_trace_level(diag_stub, 3);
> >
> > Sorry, but no, you can't do this in a sysfs file.
> Do you mean that we can't use sysfs to send "debug" command to device?

That is correct, use the kernel-wide debugging facilities that we have
for this NEVER create your own custom interface just for one tiny
driver, that is not allowed.

> Could you provide some detail or hints?

dev_dbg().

thanks,

greg k-h