Re: [PATCH v8 1/3] i2c: core: improve return value handling of i2c_new_device and i2c_new_dummy

[Kieran Bingham <kieran@ksquared.org.uk>]

Hi Wolfram,

On 16/05/2019 22:13, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> From: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@gmail.com>
> 
> Currently i2c_new_device and i2c_new_dummy return just NULL in error
> case although they have more error details internally. Therefore move
> the functionality into new functions returning detailed errors and
> add wrappers for compatibility with the current API.
> 
> This allows to use these functions with detailed error codes within
> the i2c core or for API extensions.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@gmail.com>
> [wsa: rename new functions and fix minor kdoc issues]
> Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com>


I like the new naming a lot more this time :-)

Reviewed-by: Kieran Bingham <kieran.bingham+renesas@ideasonboard.com>

> ---
>  drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c | 74 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 61 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
> index 9732a81bb7dd..9c38dde73366 100644
> --- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
> +++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
> @@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ static int i2c_dev_irq_from_resources(const struct resource *resources,
>  }
>  
>  /**
> - * i2c_new_device - instantiate an i2c device
> + * i2c_new_client_device - instantiate an i2c device
>   * @adap: the adapter managing the device
>   * @info: describes one I2C device; bus_num is ignored
>   * Context: can sleep
> @@ -727,17 +727,17 @@ static int i2c_dev_irq_from_resources(const struct resource *resources,
>   * before any i2c_adapter could exist.
>   *
>   * This returns the new i2c client, which may be saved for later use with
> - * i2c_unregister_device(); or NULL to indicate an error.
> + * i2c_unregister_device(); or an ERR_PTR to describe the error.
>   */
> -struct i2c_client *
> -i2c_new_device(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_board_info const *info)
> +static struct i2c_client *
> +i2c_new_client_device(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_board_info const *info)
>  {
>  	struct i2c_client	*client;
>  	int			status;
>  
>  	client = kzalloc(sizeof *client, GFP_KERNEL);
>  	if (!client)
> -		return NULL;
> +		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
>  
>  	client->adapter = adap;
>  
> @@ -803,7 +803,31 @@ i2c_new_device(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_board_info const *info)
>  		client->name, client->addr, status);
>  out_err_silent:
>  	kfree(client);
> -	return NULL;
> +	return ERR_PTR(status);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_new_client_device);
> +
> +/**
> + * i2c_new_device - instantiate an i2c device
> + * @adap: the adapter managing the device
> + * @info: describes one I2C device; bus_num is ignored
> + * Context: can sleep
> + *
> + * This deprecated function has the same functionality as
> + * @i2c_new_client_device, it just returns NULL instead of an ERR_PTR in case of
> + * an error for compatibility with current I2C API. It will be removed once all
> + * users are converted.
> + *
> + * This returns the new i2c client, which may be saved for later use with
> + * i2c_unregister_device(); or NULL to indicate an error.
> + */
> +struct i2c_client *
> +i2c_new_device(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_board_info const *info)
> +{
> +	struct i2c_client *ret;
> +
> +	ret = i2c_new_client_device(adap, info);
> +	return IS_ERR(ret) ? NULL : ret;
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_new_device);
>  
> @@ -854,7 +878,7 @@ static struct i2c_driver dummy_driver = {
>  };
>  
>  /**
> - * i2c_new_dummy - return a new i2c device bound to a dummy driver
> + * i2c_new_dummy_device - return a new i2c device bound to a dummy driver
>   * @adapter: the adapter managing the device
>   * @address: seven bit address to be used
>   * Context: can sleep
> @@ -869,15 +893,39 @@ static struct i2c_driver dummy_driver = {
>   * different driver.
>   *
>   * This returns the new i2c client, which should be saved for later use with
> - * i2c_unregister_device(); or NULL to indicate an error.
> + * i2c_unregister_device(); or an ERR_PTR to describe the error.
>   */
> -struct i2c_client *i2c_new_dummy(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, u16 address)
> +static struct i2c_client *
> +i2c_new_dummy_device(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, u16 address)
>  {
>  	struct i2c_board_info info = {
>  		I2C_BOARD_INFO("dummy", address),

I wonder if in the future we could find an easy way to propagate a
device name into this 'dummy' info field for dummy devices.

Then it would be much easier to identify all of the rogue dummys that
appear in my system (ok, not rogue - I've put them there - but I've put
in sooo many :D)

Anyway - just musings - not a topic for this patch.

>  	};
>  
> -	return i2c_new_device(adapter, &info);
> +	return i2c_new_client_device(adapter, &info);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_new_dummy_device);
> +
> +/**
> + * i2c_new_dummy - return a new i2c device bound to a dummy driver
> + * @adapter: the adapter managing the device
> + * @address: seven bit address to be used
> + * Context: can sleep
> + *
> + * This deprecated function has the same functionality as @i2c_new_dummy_device,
> + * it just returns NULL instead of an ERR_PTR in case of an error for
> + * compatibility with current I2C API. It will be removed once all users are
> + * converted.
> + *
> + * This returns the new i2c client, which should be saved for later use with
> + * i2c_unregister_device(); or NULL to indicate an error.
> + */
> +struct i2c_client *i2c_new_dummy(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, u16 address)
> +{
> +	struct i2c_client *ret;
> +
> +	ret = i2c_new_dummy_device(adapter, address);
> +	return IS_ERR(ret) ? NULL : ret;
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_new_dummy);
>  
> @@ -1000,9 +1048,9 @@ i2c_sysfs_new_device(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
>  		info.flags |= I2C_CLIENT_SLAVE;
>  	}
>  
> -	client = i2c_new_device(adap, &info);
> -	if (!client)
> -		return -EINVAL;
> +	client = i2c_new_client_device(adap, &info);
> +	if (IS_ERR(client))
> +		return PTR_ERR(client);
>  
>  	/* Keep track of the added device */
>  	mutex_lock(&adap->userspace_clients_lock);
>