Re: [PATCH] clk: tegra: super: Fix error handling and resolve unsigned compare warning

[Mikko Perttunen <mperttunen@nvidia.com>]

On Thursday, September 18, 2025 10:55 AM Mikko Perttunen wrote:
> On Friday, August 29, 2025 10:16 AM Pei Xiao wrote:
> > ./drivers/clk/tegra/clk-super.c:156:5-9: WARNING:
> >         Unsigned expression compared with zero: rate < 0
> > 
> > The unsigned long 'rate' variable caused:
> > - Incorrect handling of negative errors
> > - Compile warning: "Unsigned expression compared with zero"
> > 
> > Fix by changing to long type and adding req->rate cast.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Pei Xiao <xiaopei01@kylinos.cn>
> > ---
> >  drivers/clk/tegra/clk-super.c | 4 ++--
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/clk/tegra/clk-super.c b/drivers/clk/tegra/clk-super.c
> > index 7ec47942720c..643b3cb83cd0 100644
> > --- a/drivers/clk/tegra/clk-super.c
> > +++ b/drivers/clk/tegra/clk-super.c
> > @@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static int clk_super_determine_rate(struct clk_hw *hw,
> >  {
> >  	struct tegra_clk_super_mux *super = to_clk_super_mux(hw);
> >  	struct clk_hw *div_hw = &super->frac_div.hw;
> > -	unsigned long rate;
> > +	long rate;
> >  
> >  	__clk_hw_set_clk(div_hw, hw);
> >  
> > @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static int clk_super_determine_rate(struct clk_hw *hw,
> >  	if (rate < 0)
> >  		return rate;
> >  
> > -	req->rate = rate;
> > +	req->rate = (unsigned long)rate;
> >  	return 0;
> >  }
> >  
> > 
> 
> The proper fix for this would be to implement and call div_ops->determine_rate instead of round_rate. With the cast-to-long approach, rates above 2147MHz will incorrectly show as errors. While for this clock in particular I don't think we can reach those rates, I don't think this improves the situation either, as the round_rate implementation invoked here never returns errors.
> 
> Mikko
> 
> 

Looking up the list, looks like Brian Masney already got to it.

Cheers,
Mikko