Re: [PATCH v4 3/4] mfd: tps6586x: use devm-based power off handler

[Benjamin Bara]

On Thu, 13 Apr 2023, 22:37 Dmitry Osipenko,
<dmitry.osipenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Handlers must return NOTIFY_DONE or notifier_from_errno(). Sorry for
> missing this previously.

Thanks!

AFAIU, notifier_from_errno() sets NOTIFY_STOP_MASK, which stops
atomic_notifier_call_chain() immediately. So I think NOTIFY_DONE is the
only valid return value for sys_off handlers, to not skip others. So I
think letting sys_off_notify() [1] always return NOTIFY_DONE might be a
good idea.

If so, we could return a "notify return errno" (or also a "normal
errno") from the handler, which is checked, but then replaced to
NOTIFY_DONE, in [1]. This would enable us to have a common place to
check for failed handlers.

Handlers then should only return NOTIFY_DONE when they are skipped (e.g.
when the requested reboot mode is not supported by the handler).
Otherwise, I think ETIME, ENOSYS or ENOTSUPP might fit when the
communication was successful, a possible delay awaited, but the return
was still reached. What do you think?

Thanks and best regards,
Benjamin

[1] https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.3-rc6/source/kernel/reboot.c#L327