[PATCH 3/5] ARM: l2x0: Errata fix for flush by Way operation can cause data corruption

[santosh.shilimkar@ti.com (Santosh Shilimkar)]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrei Warkentin [mailto:andreiw at motorola.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 2:40 PM
> To: Santosh Shilimkar
> Cc: linux-arm-kernel at lists.infradead.org; linux-
> omap at vger.kernel.org; Kevin Hilman; tony at atomide.com; Catalin
> Marinas
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] ARM: l2x0: Errata fix for flush by Way
> operation can cause data corruption
>
> On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 1:14 AM, Santosh Shilimkar
> <santosh.shilimkar@ti.com> wrote:
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Santosh Shilimkar [mailto:santosh.shilimkar at ti.com]
> >> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 10:39 AM
> >> To: Andrei Warkentin
> >> Cc: linux-omap at vger.kernel.org; Kevin Hilman; tony at atomide.com;
> >> linux-arm-kernel at lists.infradead.org; Catalin Marinas
> >> Subject: RE: [PATCH 3/5] ARM: l2x0: Errata fix for flush by Way
> >> operation can cause data corruption
> >>
> >

[....]

> >
>
> Why set by default to NULL, why not have a normal l2x0_set_debug
> which
> just does a write to L2X0_DEBUG_CTRL, and then just invoke the
> function pointer when you wish to manipulate the DCR? That way you
> don't need the runtime check, and it's just clearer, I think.
>
I though about it. There more changes in the file and hence I
avoided it. This can be done though.

> Also, why not do something like -
> ....
> do_stuff();
> #ifdef CONFIG_NEED_ERRATA_1234
> do_errata_stuff();
> #endif
> do_more_stuff();
> ...
>
Which makes code completely ugly.

> instead of  -
>
> ...
> #ifdef CONFIG_NEED_ERRATA_1234
> do_some_stuf() {
> bar();
> }
> #else
> {
> do_some_stuff() {
> }
> // nothing
> }
>
We have already discussed this. The code becomes ugly. If you
are interested in the reasoning, please check archives.

Russell and Catalin has suggested above.

If you understand the errata in first place, you could
understand the comment.

I let Catalin, Russell comment on it more, but unnecessary
CONFIG options and polluting every function with #If, else
checks don't make sense. Rest of your comments are related
to this.

Regards,
Santosh