On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 03:28:30PM -0600, Matthew Weber wrote: > Guenter, > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 4:18 PM, Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 02:08:41PM -0600, Jared Bents wrote: > > > On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 4:51 PM, Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 04:23:53PM -0600, Matt Weber wrote: > > > >> From: Jared Bents <jared.bents@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > >> > > > >> Converts the unsigned temperature values from the i2c read > > > >> to be sign extended as defined in the datasheet so that > > > >> negative temperatures are properly read. > > > >> > > > >> Signed-off-by: Jared Bents <jared.bents@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > >> Signed-off-by: Matt Weber <matthew.weber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > >> --- > > > >> drivers/hwmon/amc6821.c | 2 +- > > > >> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > > >> > > > >> diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/amc6821.c b/drivers/hwmon/amc6821.c > > > >> index 12e851a..d7368f7 100644 > > > >> --- a/drivers/hwmon/amc6821.c > > > >> +++ b/drivers/hwmon/amc6821.c > > > >> @@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static struct amc6821_data *amc6821_update_device(struct device *dev) > > > >> !data->valid) { > > > >> > > > >> for (i = 0; i < TEMP_IDX_LEN; i++) > > > >> - data->temp[i] = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, > > > >> + data->temp[i] = (int8_t) i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, > > > > > > > > How does that fix anything ? The only difference is that errors reported from > > > > i2c_smbus_read_byte_data() are now capped off and stored as 0xff and no longer > > > > as negative numbers. I don't see how a value of 0xff read from the chip would > > > > now be reported as -1 degrees C; it should be reported as 255 degrees C as it > > > > was all along. What am I missing here ? > > > > > > > > A real fix would be to actually check for errors either here or in the show > > > > function (temp[] < 0 indicates a transfer error), and to use sign_extend() > > > > to convert the 8-bit reading to a signed value. > > > > > > > > Guenter > > > > > > > > > > As stated in the patch note, the amc6821 uses signed numbers for the > > > temperature values. 0xff is -1 Deg C and 0x80 is -128 Deg C via the > > > temperature range table in the amc6821 datasheet. This change does > > > not break any error checking when reading the temperature over the i2c > > > bus in this driver as this driver does not do any error checking for > > > the temperature reads to begin with. There are error checks in the > > > driver but they are for some i2c writes and a few i2c reads for > > > configuration settings. None of those error checks are affected. > > > Without this patch, the temperatures that are displayed in /sys/class > > > when below 0 Deg C are 255 Deg C to 128 Deg C. With the patch, the > > > temperatures displayed below 0 Deg C are -1 Deg C to -128 Deg C as > > > expected. > > > > > Ah, yes, it is "int8_t", which is extended to a negative number. > > Sorry, I somehow read it as unsigned. > > > > Please run your patch through checkpatch --strict, fix what it reports, > > and resubmit. > > > I assume we fix errors but wanted to check on warnings as it looks > like this file has a lot. > That is not a reason to introduce new warnings and check messages in a new patch. I did not ask you to fix all the checkpatch problems in this file, only the ones reported in your patch. Guenter -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-hwmon" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html