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* [PATCH v1] drivers/tty/serial/8250: check the return value of clk_set_rate()
@ 2022-09-19  8:15 Li Zhong
  2022-09-19  8:41 ` Greg KH
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Li Zhong @ 2022-09-19  8:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel, linux-serial
  Cc: jirislaby, bcm-kernel-feedback-list, alcooperx, Li Zhong

Check the return of clk_set_rate() which could fail if there is error
setting the rate.

Signed-off-by: Li Zhong <floridsleeves@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c
index 8efdc271eb75..9014853d6e35 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c
@@ -671,7 +671,9 @@ static void init_real_clk_rates(struct device *dev, struct brcmuart_priv *priv)
 			priv->real_rates[x] = clk_get_rate(priv->baud_mux_clk);
 		}
 	}
-	clk_set_rate(priv->baud_mux_clk, priv->default_mux_rate);
+	rc = clk_set_rate(priv->baud_mux_clk, priv->default_mux_rate);
+	if (rc)
+		dev_err(dev, "Error restoring default BAUD MUX clock\n");
 }
 
 static void set_clock_mux(struct uart_port *up, struct brcmuart_priv *priv,
-- 
2.25.1


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* Re: [PATCH v1] drivers/tty/serial/8250: check the return value of clk_set_rate()
  2022-09-19  8:15 [PATCH v1] drivers/tty/serial/8250: check the return value of clk_set_rate() Li Zhong
@ 2022-09-19  8:41 ` Greg KH
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Greg KH @ 2022-09-19  8:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Li Zhong
  Cc: linux-kernel, linux-serial, jirislaby, bcm-kernel-feedback-list,
	alcooperx

On Mon, Sep 19, 2022 at 01:15:23AM -0700, Li Zhong wrote:
> Check the return of clk_set_rate() which could fail if there is error
> setting the rate.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Li Zhong <floridsleeves@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c | 4 +++-
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c
> index 8efdc271eb75..9014853d6e35 100644
> --- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c
> +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm7271.c
> @@ -671,7 +671,9 @@ static void init_real_clk_rates(struct device *dev, struct brcmuart_priv *priv)
>  			priv->real_rates[x] = clk_get_rate(priv->baud_mux_clk);
>  		}
>  	}
> -	clk_set_rate(priv->baud_mux_clk, priv->default_mux_rate);
> +	rc = clk_set_rate(priv->baud_mux_clk, priv->default_mux_rate);
> +	if (rc)
> +		dev_err(dev, "Error restoring default BAUD MUX clock\n");

What does this actually help with?  Shouldn't you recover properly from
an error instead of telling the user something bad went wrong and
nothing can be done?

This is not a correct fix at all, sorry.

thanks,

greg k-h

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