Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] EDAC/fsl_ddr: Fix bad bit shift operations

From: Frank Li
Date: Tue Oct 15 2024 - 14:59:38 EST


On Tue, Oct 15, 2024 at 06:11:39PM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 15, 2024 at 11:31:41AM -0400, Frank Li wrote:
> > I don't think it is urgent. In most system the return value is 0. I am not
> > sure who caught it because patch already exist at downstream tree for a
> > whole.
>
> That current patch looks like it needs rethinking and making it sane - see
> below.
>
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/edac/fsl_ddr_edac.c b/drivers/edac/fsl_ddr_edac.c
> > > > index 7a9fb1202f1a0..ccc13c2adfd6f 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/edac/fsl_ddr_edac.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/edac/fsl_ddr_edac.c
> > > > @@ -338,11 +338,18 @@ static void fsl_mc_check(struct mem_ctl_info *mci)
> > > > fsl_mc_printk(mci, KERN_ERR,
> > > > "Faulty ECC bit: %d\n", bad_ecc_bit);
> > > >
> > > > - fsl_mc_printk(mci, KERN_ERR,
> > > > - "Expected Data / ECC:\t%#8.8x_%08x / %#2.2x\n",
> > > > - cap_high ^ (1 << (bad_data_bit - 32)),
> > > > - cap_low ^ (1 << bad_data_bit),
> > > > - syndrome ^ (1 << bad_ecc_bit));
> > > > + if ((bad_data_bit > 0 && bad_data_bit < 32) && bad_ecc_bit > 0) {
> > > > + fsl_mc_printk(mci, KERN_ERR,
> > > > + "Expected Data / ECC:\t%#8.8x_%08x / %#2.2x\n",
> > > > + cap_high, cap_low ^ (1 << bad_data_bit),
> > > > + syndrome ^ (1 << bad_ecc_bit));
> > > > + }
> > > > + if (bad_data_bit >= 32 && bad_ecc_bit > 0) {
> > > > + fsl_mc_printk(mci, KERN_ERR,
> > > > + "Expected Data / ECC:\t%#8.8x_%08x / %#2.2x\n",
> > > > + cap_high ^ (1 << (bad_data_bit - 32)),
> > > > + cap_low, syndrome ^ (1 << bad_ecc_bit));
> > > > + }
> > >
> > > This is getting unnecessarily clumsy than it should be. Please do the
> > > following:
> > >
> > > if (bad_data_bit != 1 && bad_ecc_bit != -1) {
> > >
> > > // prep the values you need to print
> > >
> > > // do an exactly one fsl_mc_printk() with the prepared values.
> > >
> > > }
> > >
> > > Not have 4 fsl_mc_printks with a bunch of silly if-checks in front.
>
> You missed the most important feedback. See above. ^^^^^^^

Sorry, will fix at next version.

Frank
>
> --
> Regards/Gruss,
> Boris.
>
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