Re: [PATCH] therm_adt746x: Don't access non-existing register

["Michel Dänzer" <michel@daenzer.net>]

On Wed, 2009-12-02 at 09:19 +0100, Jean Delvare wrote: 
> Michel, Darrick,
> 
> Apparently you are using the therm_adt746x driver, so maybe you would
> be interested in testing and carrying the following patch. I've sent it
> to Colin Leroy, who is listed as the maintainer for this driver, 1.5
> month ago, but did not hear back.

The driver seems to load and work fine here (on a PowerBook5,8) with the
patch, so feel free to add a Tested-By: line for me.


> * * * * *
> 
> The ADT746x don't have any register at sub-address 0, so better use an
> existing register for the initial test read.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
> Tested-by: Tim Shepard <shep@alum.mit.edu>
> Cc: Colin Leroy <colin@colino.net>
> Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
> Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
> ---
>  drivers/macintosh/therm_adt746x.c |    2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> --- linux-2.6.32-rc4.orig/drivers/macintosh/therm_adt746x.c	2009-10-12 11:53:59.000000000 +0200
> +++ linux-2.6.32-rc4/drivers/macintosh/therm_adt746x.c	2009-10-14 17:27:46.000000000 +0200
> @@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ static int probe_thermostat(struct i2c_c
>  	i2c_set_clientdata(client, th);
>  	th->clt = client;
>  
> -	rc = read_reg(th, 0);
> +	rc = read_reg(th, CONFIG_REG);
>  	if (rc < 0) {
>  		dev_err(&client->dev, "Thermostat failed to read config!\n");
>  		kfree(th);
> 
> 



-- 
Earthling Michel Dänzer           |                http://www.vmware.com
Libre software enthusiast         |          Debian, X and DRI developer