Re: [Patch v2 1/2] OMAP2PLUS:DSS2: add opt_clock_available in pdata

[Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@ti.com>]

On Mon, 2011-02-28 at 23:42 -0600, Semwal, Sumit wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 9:33 PM, Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@ti.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, 2011-02-28 at 09:02 -0600, Semwal, Sumit wrote:
> >> Provide a function in pdata to allow dss submodules to check if a given
> >> clock is available on a platform as an optional clock.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Senthilvadivu Guruswamy <svadivu@ti.com>
> >> (based on implementation from Senthil)
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Sumit Semwal <sumit.semwal@ti.com>
> >> ---
> >>  arch/arm/mach-omap2/display.c             |   20 ++++++++++++++++++++
> >>  arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/display.h |    2 ++
> >>  2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/display.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/display.c
> >> index 5ab6a74..9f4f862 100644
> >> --- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/display.c
> >> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/display.c
> >> @@ -42,6 +42,25 @@ static struct omap_device_pm_latency omap_dss_latency[] = {
> >>       },
> >>  };
> >>
> >> +static bool opt_clock_available(const char *clk_role)
> >> +{
> >> +     int i;
> >> +     struct omap_hwmod *oh;
> >> +
> >> +     /* opt_clks are always associated with dss hwmod */
> >> +     oh = omap_hwmod_lookup("dss_core");
> >> +     if (!oh) {
> >> +             pr_err("Could not look up dss_core.\n");
> >> +             return -ENODEV;
> >
> > The function returns a bool. Perhaps the lookup would be better done in
> > omap_display_init(), and stored in a static variable.
> Yes; I guess I should go with your earlier suggestion - of keeping
> this 'oh' as part of pdata, and then use it here.

I don't think it needs to be part of pdata. It's internal to this file,
and if I'm not mistaken, omap_display_init() is called just once from
the current board file. Thus the data could as well be stored in a
static variable.

> > Or if it's clear that this should never happen, BUG_ON(!oh);
> Well, multiple people have 'frowned' upon using BUG_ON in dss -
> especially because some people might still want their kernel to keep
> working despite a display failure?

Yes, BUG is an easy, not good, way out =).

 Tomi