On 10/11/2014 15:47, Ezequiel Garcia wrote:
> On 11/10/2014 11:41 AM, Gregory CLEMENT wrote:
>> Hi Ezequiel,
>>
>> [...]
>>
>>> +static int armada375_wdt_clock_init(struct platform_device *pdev,
>>> + struct orion_watchdog *dev)
>>> +{
>>> + int ret;
>>> +
>>> + dev->clk = of_clk_get_by_name(pdev->dev.of_node, "fixed");
>>> + if (!IS_ERR(dev->clk)) {
>>> + ret = clk_prepare_enable(dev->clk);
>>> + if (ret) {
>>> + clk_put(dev->clk);
>>> + return ret;
>>> + }
>>> +
>>> + atomic_io_modify(dev->reg + TIMER_CTRL,
>>> + WDT_AXP_FIXED_ENABLE_BIT,
>>> + WDT_AXP_FIXED_ENABLE_BIT);
>>> + dev->clk_rate = clk_get_rate(dev->clk);
>>> +
>>> + return 0;
>>> + }
>>> +
>>> + /* Mandatory fallback for proper devicetree backward compatibility */
>>> + dev->clk = clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
>>> + if (IS_ERR(dev->clk))
>>> + return PTR_ERR(dev->clk);
>>> +
>>> + ret = clk_prepare_enable(dev->clk);
>>> + if (ret) {
>>> + clk_put(dev->clk);
>>> + return ret;
>>> + }
>>> +
>>> + atomic_io_modify(dev->reg + TIMER_CTRL,
>>> + WDT_A370_RATIO_MASK(WDT_A370_RATIO_SHIFT),
>>> + WDT_A370_RATIO_MASK(WDT_A370_RATIO_SHIFT));
>>> + dev->clk_rate = clk_get_rate(dev->clk) / WDT_A370_RATIO;
>>> +
>>> + return 0;
>>> +}
>>
>> Shouldn't be possible to do the following:
>>
>> static int armada375_wdt_clock_init(struct platform_device *pdev,
>> struct orion_watchdog *dev)
>> {
>> if (armadaxp_wdt_clock_init(pdev, dev)) {
>> /* Mandatory fallback for proper devicetree backward compatibility */
>> return armadaxp_wdt_clock_init(pdev, dev));
>
> I guess you meant armada370_wdt_clock_init for the fallback?
yes wrong copy and paste
>
>> }
>> return 0;
>> }
>>
>> Actually reusing the armadaxp_wdt_clock_init() function was also suggested by Thomas
>> on your first version but I didn't find your answer about it.
>>
>
> I replied here to the same objection on the clocksource driver:
> http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-watchdog/msg05318.html
Thanks i didn't managed to find it.
>
> I found that it's a fragile practice, just to save a few lines of code.
The purpose was not to save a few line of code but to make the code more
maintainable. If we need to fix something in the one of the aramda370 and
xp function then we also need to do the same in this function.
> Someone can go and change the 370/xp clock init, in some way that's
> incompatible with 375.
>
> I guess I'm being paranoid, but it's a way to keep the code robust and
> we are only duplicating a few lines.
I see your point and I don't have a strong opinion on my suggestion so:
Acked-by: Gregory CLEMENT <gregory.clement@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Thanks,
Gregory
>
--
Gregory Clement, Free Electrons
Kernel, drivers, real-time and embedded Linux
development, consulting, training and support.
http://free-electrons.com
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-watchdog" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
