Re: [PATCH v8 10/12] pps: generators: Add PPS Generator TIO Driver

[Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, May 13, 2024 at 02:18:49PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Mon, May 13, 2024 at 04:08:11PM +0530, lakshmi.sowjanya.d@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> > +	pps_tio_disable(tio);
> 
> This...

> > +	tio->enabled = false;
> 
> ...and this should go together, which makes me look at the enabled flag over
> the code and it seems there are a few places where you missed to sync it with
> the reality.
> 
> I would think of something like this:
> 
> 	pps_tio_direction_output() ==> true
> 	pps_tio_disable(tio) ==> false
> 
> where "==> X" means assignment of enabled flag.
> 
> And perhaps this:
> 
> 	tio->enabled = pps_generate_next_pulse(tio, expires + SAFE_TIME_NS);
> 	if (!tio->enabled)
> 		...
> 
> But the above is just thinking out loudly, you may find the better approach(es).

You might need to introduce pps_tio_enable() counterpart, in such case it would
be more natural to have enabled be assigned accordingly.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko