From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Daniel Gutson <daniel@eclypsium.com>
Cc: Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@ti.com>,
Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>,
Tudor Ambarus <tudor.ambarus@microchip.com>,
Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>,
Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>,
Richard Hughes <hughsient@gmail.com>,
linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
linux-mtd <linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org>,
Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@bootlin.com>,
Derek Kiernan <derek.kiernan@xilinx.com>,
Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com>,
Alex Bazhaniuk <alex@eclypsium.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mtd: spi-nor: intel-spi: Split intel-spi reading from writing
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2020 17:08:42 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20201103160842.GA4153227@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAFmMkTHniN8FA7KkknDyRU0E0JWP15dC-xMRqJb-rg8oEgCyYg@mail.gmail.com>
On Tue, Nov 03, 2020 at 12:18:01PM -0300, Daniel Gutson wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 4:14 PM Greg Kroah-Hartman
> <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 12:39:08PM -0300, Daniel Gutson wrote:
> > > On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 2:40 AM Greg Kroah-Hartman
> > > <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2020 at 06:43:59PM -0300, Daniel Gutson wrote:
> > > > > This patch separates the writing part of the intel-spi drivers
> > > > > so the 'dangerous' part can be set/unset independently.
> > > > > This way, the kernel can be configured to include the reading
> > > > > parts of the driver which can be used without
> > > > > the dangerous write operations that can turn the system
> > > > > unbootable.
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Daniel Gutson <daniel.gutson@eclypsium.com>
> > > > > ---
> > > > > drivers/mtd/spi-nor/controllers/Kconfig | 39 ++++++++++++---------
> > > > > drivers/mtd/spi-nor/controllers/intel-spi.c | 12 +++++--
> > > > > 2 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
> > > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/controllers/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/controllers/Kconfig
> > > > > index 5c0e0ec2e6d1..491c755fea49 100644
> > > > > --- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/controllers/Kconfig
> > > > > +++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/controllers/Kconfig
> > > > > @@ -31,34 +31,41 @@ config SPI_INTEL_SPI
> > > > > tristate
> > > > >
> > > > > config SPI_INTEL_SPI_PCI
> > > > > - tristate "Intel PCH/PCU SPI flash PCI driver (DANGEROUS)"
> > > > > + tristate "Intel PCH/PCU SPI flash PCI driver"
> > > > > depends on X86 && PCI
> > > > > select SPI_INTEL_SPI
> > > > > help
> > > > > - This enables PCI support for the Intel PCH/PCU SPI controller in
> > > > > - master mode. This controller is present in modern Intel hardware
> > > > > - and is used to hold BIOS and other persistent settings. Using
> > > > > - this driver it is possible to upgrade BIOS directly from Linux.
> > > > > -
> > > > > - Say N here unless you know what you are doing. Overwriting the
> > > > > - SPI flash may render the system unbootable.
> > > > > + This enables read only PCI support for the Intel PCH/PCU SPI
> > > > > + controller in master mode. This controller is present in modern
> > > > > + Intel hardware and is used to hold BIOS and other persistent settings.
> > > > > + Using this driver it is possible to read the SPI chip directly
> > > > > + from Linux.
> > > > >
> > > > > To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
> > > > > will be called intel-spi-pci.
> > > > >
> > > > > config SPI_INTEL_SPI_PLATFORM
> > > > > - tristate "Intel PCH/PCU SPI flash platform driver (DANGEROUS)"
> > > > > + tristate "Intel PCH/PCU SPI flash platform driver"
> > > > > depends on X86
> > > > > select SPI_INTEL_SPI
> > > > > help
> > > > > - This enables platform support for the Intel PCH/PCU SPI
> > > > > + This enables read only platform support for the Intel PCH/PCU SPI
> > > > > controller in master mode. This controller is present in modern
> > > > > - Intel hardware and is used to hold BIOS and other persistent
> > > > > - settings. Using this driver it is possible to upgrade BIOS
> > > > > - directly from Linux.
> > > > > + Intel hardware and is used to hold BIOS and other persistent settings.
> > > > > + Using this driver it is possible to read the SPI chip directly
> > > > > + from Linux.
> > > > > +
> > > > > + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
> > > > > + will be called intel-spi-pci.
> > > > > +
> > > > > +config SPI_INTEL_SPI_WRITE
> > > > > + bool "Intel PCH/PCU SPI flash drivers write operations (DANGEROUS)"
> > > > > + depends on SPI_INTEL_SPI_PCI || SPI_INTEL_SPI_PLATFORM
> > > > > + help
> > > > > + This enables full read/write support for the Intel PCH/PCU SPI
> > > > > + controller.
> > > > > + Using this option it may be possible to upgrade BIOS directly
> > > > > + from Linux.
> > > > >
> > > > > Say N here unless you know what you are doing. Overwriting the
> > > > > SPI flash may render the system unbootable.
> > > > > -
> > > > > - To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
> > > > > - will be called intel-spi-platform.
> > > > > diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/controllers/intel-spi.c b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/controllers/intel-spi.c
> > > > > index b54a56a68100..8d8053395c3d 100644
> > > > > --- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/controllers/intel-spi.c
> > > > > +++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/controllers/intel-spi.c
> > > > > @@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ static int intel_spi_read_block(struct intel_spi *ispi, void *buf, size_t size)
> > > > > return 0;
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > > +#ifdef CONFIG_SPI_INTEL_SPI_WRITE
> > > >
> > > > <snip>
> > > >
> > > > Please do not add #ifdef to .c files, that's not the proper kernel
> > > > coding style at all, and just makes maintaining this file much much
> > > > harder over time.
> > > >
> > > > Split things out into two different files if you really need to do this.
> > >
> > > What about the static functions that I'll need to turn non-static and
> > > in a header file?
> > > I mean, the functions that the functions in the new file will have to call.
> > > Should I do that, turn static functions into non-static and declared
> > > in a header file?
> >
> > No idea, but again, no #ifdefs in .c files like this, that is not the
> > proper kernel coding style as it is not maintainable for the lifespan
> > that we have to maintain code.
>
> Is it acceptable to leave static functions unused and let the optimizer
> remove them as DCE?
You will get build warnings if you do that, right?
You have thousands of examples of how to do this correct, it shouldn't
be that tough :)
thanks,
greg k-h
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Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-10-28 21:43 [PATCH] mtd: spi-nor: intel-spi: Split intel-spi reading from writing Daniel Gutson
2020-10-29 5:41 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2020-10-29 15:39 ` Daniel Gutson
2020-10-29 19:15 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2020-11-03 15:18 ` Daniel Gutson
2020-11-03 16:08 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman [this message]
2020-11-03 16:15 ` Daniel Gutson
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