Re: [RFC PATCH] gpiolib: Move setting the flow handler and don't set it at all if there is a parent domain

[Daniel Palmer <daniel@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi Linus,

On Mon, 4 Oct 2021 at 07:16, Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> If Marc says this is the way to go I think it is the way to go!

To be completely transparent, moving irq_domain_set_info() is from Marc.
Not setting the handler is from me.

>
> >         kfree(parent_arg);
> > +
> > +       if (!ret) {
>
> Please just exit on error so invert this.

Ok.

> if (ret)
>   return ret;
>
> and just de-indent the below code (easier to follow)
>
> > +               /* If there is a parent domain leave the flow handler alone */
> > +               if (d->parent)
>
> Should we print an error if girq->handler is not NULL and we find
> a parent domain, like
> if (d->parent && girq->handler)
>   dev_err(dev, "parent domain and flow handler both specified\n");

I think that would help catch situations where these changes would
break stuff. I want to avoid breaking other people's stuff for my
hobby project.

However, I've noticed we can't get to the "if (d->parent)" if there is
no parent as irq_domain_alloc_irqs_parent() will return -ENOSYS if
d->parent is null.
So the logic isn't right there. I think the idea is right but now I
can't figure out what we should actually check to know whether we need
to set the handler or not.
I'm hoping Marc will chip in when he has some time. :)

Cheers,

Daniel