From: Armin Wolf <W_Armin@gmx.de>
To: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@kernel.org>,
Linux ACPI <linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: Linux PM <linux-pm@vger.kernel.org>,
Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>,
LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1][linux-next] ACPI: fan: Use __free() to simplify AML error handling
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:47:20 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <7a80b4e3-1f87-43d4-ad4a-21bf1a897395@gmx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <6029013.DvuYhMxLoT@rafael.j.wysocki>
Am 16.09.26 um 21:42 schrieb Rafael J. Wysocki:
> From: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
>
> Introduce acpi_object_free for freeing union acpi_object objects
> allocated by AML and use it for simplifying AML error handling in
> the ACPI fan driver.
>
> While at it, update the driver to use consistent error values across
> all function using the union acpi_object data type.
Reviewed-by: Armin Wolf <W_Armin@gmx.de>
> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
> ---
>
> Applies on top of
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-acpi/1965933.tdWV9SEqCh@rafael.j.wysocki/
>
> which is in linux-next now.
>
> ---
> drivers/acpi/fan_core.c | 80 ++++++++++++++++++------------------------------
> include/linux/acpi.h | 2 +
> 2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-)
>
> --- a/drivers/acpi/fan_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/fan_core.c
> @@ -71,37 +71,29 @@ static int fan_get_max_state(struct ther
> int acpi_fan_get_fst(acpi_handle handle, struct acpi_fan_fst *fst)
> {
> struct acpi_buffer buffer = { ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL };
> - union acpi_object *obj;
> acpi_status status;
> - int ret = 0;
>
> status = acpi_evaluate_object(handle, "_FST", NULL, &buffer);
> if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
> - return -EIO;
> + return -ENXIO;
>
> - obj = buffer.pointer;
> + union acpi_object *obj __free(acpi_object_free) = buffer.pointer;
> if (!obj)
> return -ENODATA;
>
> - if (obj->type != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE || obj->package.count != 3) {
> - ret = -EPROTO;
> - goto err;
> - }
> + if (obj->type != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE || obj->package.count != 3)
> + return -EPROTO;
>
> if (obj->package.elements[0].type != ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER ||
> obj->package.elements[1].type != ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER ||
> - obj->package.elements[2].type != ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER) {
> - ret = -EPROTO;
> - goto err;
> - }
> + obj->package.elements[2].type != ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER)
> + return -EPROTO;
>
> fst->revision = obj->package.elements[0].integer.value;
> fst->control = obj->package.elements[1].integer.value;
> fst->speed = obj->package.elements[2].integer.value;
>
> -err:
> - kfree(obj);
> - return ret;
> + return 0;
> }
>
> static int fan_get_state_acpi4(struct acpi_fan *fan, unsigned long *state)
> @@ -237,25 +229,22 @@ static int acpi_fan_get_fif(struct acpi_
> struct acpi_buffer format = { sizeof("NNNN"), "NNNN" };
> u64 fields[4];
> struct acpi_buffer fif = { sizeof(fields), fields };
> - union acpi_object *obj;
> acpi_status status;
>
> status = acpi_evaluate_object(device->handle, "_FIF", NULL, &buffer);
> if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
> - return status;
> + return -ENXIO;
>
> - obj = buffer.pointer;
> + union acpi_object *obj __free(acpi_object_free) = buffer.pointer;
> if (!obj || obj->type != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE) {
> dev_err(&device->dev, "Invalid _FIF data\n");
> - status = -EINVAL;
> - goto err;
> + return -ENODATA;
> }
>
> status = acpi_extract_package(obj, &format, &fif);
> if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
> dev_err(&device->dev, "Invalid _FIF element\n");
> - status = -EINVAL;
> - goto err;
> + return -ENODATA;
> }
>
> fan->fif.revision = fields[0];
> @@ -269,9 +258,8 @@ static int acpi_fan_get_fif(struct acpi_
> /* If step size > 9, change to 9 (by spec valid values 1-9) */
> else if (fan->fif.step_size > 9)
> fan->fif.step_size = 9;
> -err:
> - kfree(obj);
> - return status;
> +
> + return 0;
> }
>
> static int acpi_fan_speed_cmp(const void *a, const void *b)
> @@ -285,27 +273,24 @@ static int acpi_fan_get_fps(struct devic
> {
> struct acpi_fan *fan = acpi_driver_data(device);
> struct acpi_buffer buffer = { ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL };
> - union acpi_object *obj;
> acpi_status status;
> int i;
>
> status = acpi_evaluate_object(device->handle, "_FPS", NULL, &buffer);
> if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
> - return status;
> + return -ENXIO;
>
> - obj = buffer.pointer;
> + union acpi_object *obj __free(acpi_object_free) = buffer.pointer;
> if (!obj || obj->type != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE || obj->package.count < 2) {
> dev_err(&device->dev, "Invalid _FPS data\n");
> - status = -EINVAL;
> - goto err;
> + return -ENODATA;
> }
>
> fan->fps_count = obj->package.count - 1; /* minus revision field */
> fan->fps = devm_kcalloc(dev, fan->fps_count, sizeof(*fan->fps), GFP_KERNEL);
> - if (!fan->fps) {
> - status = -ENOMEM;
> - goto err;
> - }
> + if (!fan->fps)
> + return -ENOMEM;
> +
> for (i = 0; i < fan->fps_count; i++) {
> struct acpi_buffer format = { sizeof("NNNNN"), "NNNNN" };
> struct acpi_buffer fps = { offsetof(struct acpi_fan_fps, name),
> @@ -314,7 +299,7 @@ static int acpi_fan_get_fps(struct devic
> &format, &fps);
> if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
> dev_err(&device->dev, "Invalid _FPS element\n");
> - goto err;
> + return -ENODATA;
> }
> }
>
> @@ -322,9 +307,7 @@ static int acpi_fan_get_fps(struct devic
> sort(fan->fps, fan->fps_count, sizeof(*fan->fps),
> acpi_fan_speed_cmp, NULL);
>
> -err:
> - kfree(obj);
> - return status;
> + return 0;
> }
>
> static int acpi_fan_dsm_init(struct device *dev)
> @@ -338,8 +321,6 @@ static int acpi_fan_dsm_init(struct devi
> };
> struct acpi_fan *fan = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
> acpi_handle fan_handle = fan->adev->handle;
> - union acpi_object *obj;
> - int ret = 0;
>
> if (!acpi_check_dsm(fan_handle, &acpi_fan_microsoft_guid, 0,
> BIT(ACPI_FAN_DSM_GET_TRIP_POINT_GRANULARITY) |
> @@ -348,20 +329,19 @@ static int acpi_fan_dsm_init(struct devi
>
> dev_info(dev, "Using Microsoft fan extensions\n");
>
> - obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm_typed(fan_handle, &acpi_fan_microsoft_guid, 0,
> - ACPI_FAN_DSM_GET_TRIP_POINT_GRANULARITY, &dummy,
> - ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER);
> + union acpi_object *obj __free(acpi_object_free) =
> + acpi_evaluate_dsm_typed(fan_handle, &acpi_fan_microsoft_guid, 0,
> + ACPI_FAN_DSM_GET_TRIP_POINT_GRANULARITY,
> + &dummy, ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER);
> if (!obj)
> - return -EIO;
> + return -ENXIO;
>
> if (obj->integer.value > U32_MAX)
> - ret = -EOVERFLOW;
> - else
> - fan->fan_trip_granularity = obj->integer.value;
> + return -EOVERFLOW;
>
> - kfree(obj);
> + fan->fan_trip_granularity = obj->integer.value;
>
> - return ret;
> + return 0;
> }
>
> static int acpi_fan_dsm_set_trip_points(struct device *dev, u64 upper, u64 lower)
> @@ -392,7 +372,7 @@ static int acpi_fan_dsm_set_trip_points(
>
> obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(fan->adev->handle, &acpi_fan_microsoft_guid,
> 0, ACPI_FAN_DSM_SET_TRIP_POINTS, &in);
> - kfree(obj);
> + ACPI_FREE(obj);
>
> return 0;
> }
> --- a/include/linux/acpi.h
> +++ b/include/linux/acpi.h
> @@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ struct irq_domain_ops;
> #include <acpi/acpi.h>
> #include <acpi/acpi_numa.h>
>
> +DEFINE_FREE(acpi_object_free, union acpi_object *, if (_T) ACPI_FREE(_T));
> +
> #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
>
> #include <linux/list.h>
>
>
>
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-22 19:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-16 19:42 [PATCH v1][linux-next] ACPI: fan: Use __free() to simplify AML error handling Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-09-17 6:44 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-09-22 19:47 ` Armin Wolf [this message]
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