Re: [PATCH] gpu: host1x: clk_round_rate() can return a zero upon error

[Sascha Hauer <s.hauer-bIcnvbaLZ9MEGnE8C9+IrQ@public.gmane.org>]

On Mon, Dec 09, 2013 at 06:00:12PM -0800, Paul Walmsley wrote:
> 
> Treat both negative and zero return values from clk_round_rate() as
> errors.  This is needed since subsequent patches will convert
> clk_round_rate()'s return value to be an unsigned type, rather than a
> signed type, since some clock sources can generate rates higher than
> (2^31)-1 Hz.
> 
> Eventually, when calling clk_round_rate(), only a return value of zero
> will be considered a error.  All other values will be considered valid
> rates.  The comparison against values less than 0 is kept to preserve
> the correct behavior in the meantime.

Shouldn't it be an error when the result is not within sensible limits
instead? What do you do with a rate of 1Hz?

Sascha

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