Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: pinconf-generic: check error value EOPNOTSUPP

[Linus Walleij]

On Thu, Apr 4, 2024 at 7:05 PM Andy Shevchenko
<andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 04, 2024 at 01:44:50PM +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 1, 2024 at 4:02 PM Peng Fan (OSS) <peng.fan@oss.nxpcom> wrote:
> >
> > > From: Peng Fan <peng.fan@xxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > The SCMI error value SCMI_ERR_SUPPORT maps to linux error value
> > > '-EOPNOTSUPP', so when dump configs, need check the error value
> > > EOPNOTSUPP, otherwise there will be log "ERROR READING CONFIG SETTING".
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Peng Fan <peng.fan@xxxxxxx>
> > (...)
> > >                         ret = pin_config_get_for_pin(pctldev, pin, &config);
> > >                 /* These are legal errors */
> > > -               if (ret == -EINVAL || ret == -ENOTSUPP)
> > > +               if (ret == -EINVAL || ret == -ENOTSUPP || ret == -EOPNOTSUPP)
> >
> > TBH it's a bit odd to call an in-kernel API such as pin_config_get_for_pin()
> > and get -EOPNOTSUPP back. But it's not like I care a lot, so patch applied.
>
> Hmm... I would like actually to get this being consistent. The documentation
> explicitly says that in-kernel APIs uses Linux error code and not POSIX one.
>
> This check opens a Pandora box.
>
> FWIW, it just like dozen or so drivers that needs to be fixed, I prefer to
> have them being moved to ENOTSUPP, rather this patch.

Andy is one of the wisest men I know so I have taken out the patch.

Peng, what about fixing the problem at its source? Patch away,
we will help you if need be.

Yours,
Linus Walleij