On 2023-05-02 14:52:14-0500, Jorge Lopez wrote: > On Sat, Apr 22, 2023 at 5:16 PM <thomas@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > On 2023-04-20 11:54:43-0500, Jorge Lopez wrote: > > > --- > > > drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c | 961 +++++++++++++++++++ > > > 1 file changed, 961 insertions(+) > > > create mode 100644 drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c > > > new file mode 100644 > > > index 000000000000..4b0d4f56e65f > > > --- /dev/null > > > +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c <snip> > > > + int retval = 0; > > > + u8 *attr_name; > > > > const char * > > Cannot define attr_name as 'const char *'. attr_name value is set > within the function Then use "char *". This is pointing to a NULL-terminated string, not a number or binary data. This is also the type used by the functions this value is passed to. <snip> > > > + retval = kobject_init_and_add(attr_name_kobj, &attr_name_ktype, > > > + NULL, "%s", str_value); > > > + > > > + if (retval) { > > > + kobject_put(attr_name_kobj); > > > > The kobj was not created, why does it need the kobj_put() ? > As indicated by kobject_init_and_add ... > > * This function combines the call to kobject_init() and kobject_add(). > * > * If this function returns an error, kobject_put() must be called to > * properly clean up the memory associated with the object. This is the > * same type of error handling after a call to kobject_add() and kobject > * lifetime rules are the same here. I stand corrected, thanks! > > > > > + goto err_attr_init; > > > + } > > > + > > > + /* enumerate all of these attributes */ > > > + switch (attr_type) { > > > + case HPWMI_STRING_TYPE: > > > + retval = populate_string_package_data(elements, > > > + instance_id, > > > + attr_name_kobj); > > > + break; > > > + case HPWMI_INTEGER_TYPE: > > > + retval = populate_integer_package_data(elements, > > > + instance_id, > > > + attr_name_kobj); > > > + break; > > > + case HPWMI_ENUMERATION_TYPE: > > > + retval = populate_enumeration_package_data(elements, > > > + instance_id, > > > + attr_name_kobj); > > > + break; > > > + case HPWMI_ORDERED_LIST_TYPE: > > > + retval = populate_ordered_list_package_data(elements, > > > + instance_id, > > > + attr_name_kobj); > > > + break; > > > + case HPWMI_PASSWORD_TYPE: > > > + retval = populate_password_package_data(elements, > > > + instance_id, > > > + attr_name_kobj); > > > + break; > > > + default: > > > + break; > > > > This default does nothing. > > > > > + } > > > + > > > + kfree(str_value); > > > > Why is str_value only freed down here? It has not been used for half a > > screen of code. > > Added early in the development process and failed to clean up here. > > > > > + } > > > > else > > > > > + > > > + if (obj->type == ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER) { > > > + > > > + buffer_size = obj->buffer.length; > > > + buffer_ptr = obj->buffer.pointer; > > > + > > > + retval = get_string_from_buffer(&buffer_ptr, &buffer_size, str, MAX_BUFF); > > > + if (retval < 0) > > > + goto err_attr_init; > > > + > > > + if (attr_type == HPWMI_PASSWORD_TYPE || attr_type == HPWMI_SECURE_PLATFORM_TYPE) > > > + tmp_set = bioscfg_drv.authentication_dir_kset; > > > + else > > > + tmp_set = bioscfg_drv.main_dir_kset; > > > > There is a bunch of common logic duplicated in both the buffer and > > package branches. > > Older BIOS reports the ACPI data as objects of type ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE > and the associated data is reported as elements. > Newer BIOS reports the ACPI data as objects of type ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER. > (actypes.h union acpi_object) > The code follows a common logic although the data is acquired > differently according to the ACPI object type > > > > > + > > > + if (kset_find_obj(tmp_set, str)) { > > > + pr_warn("Duplicate attribute name found - %s\n", str); > > > > Also mention that it is being ignored. > > > > > + goto nextobj; > > > + } > > > + > > > + /* build attribute */ > > > + attr_name_kobj = kzalloc(sizeof(*attr_name_kobj), GFP_KERNEL); > > > + if (!attr_name_kobj) { > > > + retval = -ENOMEM; > > > + goto err_attr_init; > > > + } > > > + > > > + attr_name_kobj->kset = tmp_set; > > > + > > > + temp_str = str; > > > + if (attr_type == HPWMI_SECURE_PLATFORM_TYPE) > > > + temp_str = "SPM"; > > > + > > > + retval = kobject_init_and_add(attr_name_kobj, > > > + &attr_name_ktype, NULL, "%s", > > > + temp_str); > > > + if (retval) { > > > + kobject_put(attr_name_kobj); > > > + goto err_attr_init; > > > + } > > > + > > > + /* enumerate all of these attributes */ > > > + switch (attr_type) { > > > + case HPWMI_STRING_TYPE: > > > + retval = populate_string_buffer_data(buffer_ptr, > > > + &buffer_size, > > > + instance_id, > > > + attr_name_kobj); > > > + break; > > > + case HPWMI_INTEGER_TYPE: > > > + retval = populate_integer_buffer_data(buffer_ptr, > > > + &buffer_size, > > > + instance_id, > > > + attr_name_kobj); > > > + break; > > > + case HPWMI_ENUMERATION_TYPE: > > > + retval = populate_enumeration_buffer_data(buffer_ptr, > > > + &buffer_size, > > > + instance_id, > > > + attr_name_kobj); > > > + break; > > > + case HPWMI_ORDERED_LIST_TYPE: > > > + retval = populate_ordered_list_buffer_data(buffer_ptr, > > > + &buffer_size, > > > + instance_id, > > > + attr_name_kobj); > > > + break; > > > + case HPWMI_PASSWORD_TYPE: > > > + retval = populate_password_buffer_data(buffer_ptr, > > > + &buffer_size, > > > + instance_id, > > > + attr_name_kobj); > > > + break; > > > + default: > > > + break; > > > + } > > > + } > > > > What if it's neither a package nor a buffer? > > we return an error if it is neither a package nor a buffer. > > if (obj->type != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE && obj->type != ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER) { > pr_err("Error: Expected ACPI-package or buffer type, got: > %d\n", obj->type); > retval = -EIO; > goto err_attr_init; > } Indeed, thanks. This could be pulled together into: if (package) ... else if (buffer) ... else report error Note: The "Error: " prefix is unnecessary. It's already logged as pr_err(). <snip>