Re: [PATCH v2 13/20] mtd: dataflash: Warn about failure to unregister mtd device

[Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Uwe,

u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on Tue, 12 Oct 2021 17:39:38 +0200:

> When an spi driver's remove function returns a non-zero error code

Should we s/an spi/a SPI/?

> nothing happens apart from emitting a generic error message. Make this
> error message more device specific and return zero instead.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_dataflash.c | 5 ++++-
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_dataflash.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_dataflash.c
> index 9802e265fca8..2691b6b79df8 100644
> --- a/drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_dataflash.c
> +++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_dataflash.c
> @@ -919,7 +919,10 @@ static int dataflash_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
>  	status = mtd_device_unregister(&flash->mtd);
>  	if (status == 0)
>  		kfree(flash);
> -	return status;
> +	else
> +		dev_warn(&spi->dev, "Failed to unregister mtd device (%pe)\n",
> +			 ERR_PTR(status));
> +	return 0;

As part of a recent NAND cleanup series we ended up adding WARN_ON() [1]
to make it very clear that if this happens, it's not expected at all (it
was Boris' advice).

I don't think there is only one good solution but perhaps its best to
keep it sync'ed with the other drivers in MTD?

Thanks,
Miquèl

[1]
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f3e169f44bdb mtd: rawnand: tmio: Stop using nand_release()
ab135c51bb81 mtd: rawnand: tango: Stop using nand_release()
068d86ecd9d9 mtd: rawnand: sunxi: Stop using nand_release()
24acc3fa8b36 mtd: rawnand: stm32_fmc2: Stop using nand_release()
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35a37f9198e5 mtd: rawnand: sharpsl: Stop using nand_release()
50abacbb621f mtd: rawnand: sh_flctl: Stop using nand_release()
9748110bd22c mtd: rawnand: s3c2410: Stop using nand_release()
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194f6c48cdd8 mtd: rawnand: gpmi: Stop using nand_release()
dbe0241570ed mtd: rawnand: gpio: Stop using nand_release()
9cc02f4c0a87 mtd: rawnand: fsmc: Stop using nand_release()
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937d039dfdcf mtd: rawnand: brcmnand: Stop using nand_release()
936904305928 mtd: rawnand: bcm47xx: Stop using nand_release()
4a3d21bc25c1 mtd: rawnand: au1550nd: Stop using nand_release()
08f25cd767e1 mtd: rawnand: ams-delta: Stop using nand_release()