From: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de> To: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@linaro.org> Cc: "Ruhl, Michael J" <michael.j.ruhl@intel.com>, "daniel@ffwll.ch" <daniel@ffwll.ch>, "javierm@redhat.com" <javierm@redhat.com>, "sam@ravnborg.org" <sam@ravnborg.org>, "deller@gmx.de" <deller@gmx.de>, "geert+renesas@glider.be" <geert+renesas@glider.be>, "lee@kernel.org" <lee@kernel.org>, "daniel.thompson@linaro.org" <daniel.thompson@linaro.org>, "jingoohan1@gmail.com" <jingoohan1@gmail.com>, "linux-fbdev@vger.kernel.org" <linux-fbdev@vger.kernel.org>, Rich Felker <dalias@libc.org>, "linux-sh@vger.kernel.org" <linux-sh@vger.kernel.org>, "linux-staging@lists.linux.dev" <linux-staging@lists.linux.dev>, "dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org" <dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org>, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@physik.fu-berlin.de>, "linux-omap@vger.kernel.org" <linux-omap@vger.kernel.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/30] backlight/gpio_backlight: Compare against struct fb_info.device Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2023 10:05:29 +0200 [thread overview] Message-ID: <37860c28-8b9b-448f-98d3-80ad427d1315@suse.de> (raw) In-Reply-To: <9ed217b1-3a05-4daf-9e6f-52453a8b5f3e@kadam.mountain> [-- Attachment #1.1: Type: text/plain, Size: 2721 bytes --] Hi Am 06.06.23 um 09:49 schrieb Dan Carpenter: > On Tue, Jun 06, 2023 at 09:24:48AM +0200, Thomas Zimmermann wrote: >> Hi >> >> Am 05.06.23 um 22:19 schrieb Ruhl, Michael J: >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: dri-devel <dri-devel-bounces@lists.freedesktop.org> On Behalf Of >>>> Thomas Zimmermann >>>> Sent: Monday, June 5, 2023 10:48 AM >>>> To: daniel@ffwll.ch; javierm@redhat.com; sam@ravnborg.org; >>>> deller@gmx.de; geert+renesas@glider.be; lee@kernel.org; >>>> daniel.thompson@linaro.org; jingoohan1@gmail.com >>>> Cc: linux-fbdev@vger.kernel.org; Rich Felker <dalias@libc.org>; linux- >>>> sh@vger.kernel.org; linux-staging@lists.linux.dev; dri- >>>> devel@lists.freedesktop.org; Thomas Zimmermann >>>> <tzimmermann@suse.de>; John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@physik.fu- >>>> berlin.de>; linux-omap@vger.kernel.org >>>> Subject: [PATCH 02/30] backlight/gpio_backlight: Compare against struct >>>> fb_info.device >>>> >>>> Struct gpio_backlight_platform_data refers to a platform device within >>>> the Linux device hierarchy. The test in gpio_backlight_check_fb() >>>> compares it against the fbdev device in struct fb_info.dev, which >>>> is different. Fix the test by comparing to struct fb_info.device. >>>> >>>> Fixes a bug in the backlight driver and prepares fbdev for making >>>> struct fb_info.dev optional. >>> >>> I only see a rename from fbdev to dev... >>> >>> Is there missing code? >> >> As Sam said, the compare operation used the wrong device from fb_info. >> >> I also changed the naming of a few fields in these backlight drivers. I >> could move these renames into a separate patch if that makes things easier >> for reviewers. >> >>> >>> Would a fixes: be useful? >> >> That would be commit 8b770e3c9824 ("backlight: Add GPIO-based backlight >> driver") from 2013. Maybe a bit old already, but I can surely add it. > > Don't add the Fixes tag to this one because it doesn't fix anything, it > just renames stuff. The real fix is later? To be honest, it was kind > of difficult to see where the actual fix was. > > Fixes tags for old code is fine... I like to know why bugs are > introduced. Was it adding a feature or part of fix for something else > or a cleanup? You're not the first to complain about the renaming. I'll split each backlight patch into a bug-fix and a rename patch then. The bugfix will get the Fixes tag. Best regards Thomas > > regards, > dan carpenter > -- Thomas Zimmermann Graphics Driver Developer SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH Frankenstrasse 146, 90461 Nuernberg, Germany GF: Ivo Totev, Andrew Myers, Andrew McDonald, Boudien Moerman HRB 36809 (AG Nuernberg) [-- Attachment #2: OpenPGP digital signature --] [-- Type: application/pgp-signature, Size: 840 bytes --]
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From: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de> To: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@linaro.org> Cc: "daniel.thompson@linaro.org" <daniel.thompson@linaro.org>, Rich Felker <dalias@libc.org>, "geert+renesas@glider.be" <geert+renesas@glider.be>, "linux-sh@vger.kernel.org" <linux-sh@vger.kernel.org>, "jingoohan1@gmail.com" <jingoohan1@gmail.com>, "deller@gmx.de" <deller@gmx.de>, "lee@kernel.org" <lee@kernel.org>, "linux-staging@lists.linux.dev" <linux-staging@lists.linux.dev>, "javierm@redhat.com" <javierm@redhat.com>, "dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org" <dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org>, "linux-fbdev@vger.kernel.org" <linux-fbdev@vger.kernel.org>, "Ruhl, Michael J" <michael.j.ruhl@intel.com>, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@physik.fu-berlin.de>, "linux-omap@vger.kernel.org" <linux-omap@vger.kernel.org>, "sam@ravnborg.org" <sam@ravnborg.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/30] backlight/gpio_backlight: Compare against struct fb_info.device Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2023 10:05:29 +0200 [thread overview] Message-ID: <37860c28-8b9b-448f-98d3-80ad427d1315@suse.de> (raw) In-Reply-To: <9ed217b1-3a05-4daf-9e6f-52453a8b5f3e@kadam.mountain> [-- Attachment #1.1: Type: text/plain, Size: 2721 bytes --] Hi Am 06.06.23 um 09:49 schrieb Dan Carpenter: > On Tue, Jun 06, 2023 at 09:24:48AM +0200, Thomas Zimmermann wrote: >> Hi >> >> Am 05.06.23 um 22:19 schrieb Ruhl, Michael J: >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: dri-devel <dri-devel-bounces@lists.freedesktop.org> On Behalf Of >>>> Thomas Zimmermann >>>> Sent: Monday, June 5, 2023 10:48 AM >>>> To: daniel@ffwll.ch; javierm@redhat.com; sam@ravnborg.org; >>>> deller@gmx.de; geert+renesas@glider.be; lee@kernel.org; >>>> daniel.thompson@linaro.org; jingoohan1@gmail.com >>>> Cc: linux-fbdev@vger.kernel.org; Rich Felker <dalias@libc.org>; linux- >>>> sh@vger.kernel.org; linux-staging@lists.linux.dev; dri- >>>> devel@lists.freedesktop.org; Thomas Zimmermann >>>> <tzimmermann@suse.de>; John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@physik.fu- >>>> berlin.de>; linux-omap@vger.kernel.org >>>> Subject: [PATCH 02/30] backlight/gpio_backlight: Compare against struct >>>> fb_info.device >>>> >>>> Struct gpio_backlight_platform_data refers to a platform device within >>>> the Linux device hierarchy. The test in gpio_backlight_check_fb() >>>> compares it against the fbdev device in struct fb_info.dev, which >>>> is different. Fix the test by comparing to struct fb_info.device. >>>> >>>> Fixes a bug in the backlight driver and prepares fbdev for making >>>> struct fb_info.dev optional. >>> >>> I only see a rename from fbdev to dev... >>> >>> Is there missing code? >> >> As Sam said, the compare operation used the wrong device from fb_info. >> >> I also changed the naming of a few fields in these backlight drivers. I >> could move these renames into a separate patch if that makes things easier >> for reviewers. >> >>> >>> Would a fixes: be useful? >> >> That would be commit 8b770e3c9824 ("backlight: Add GPIO-based backlight >> driver") from 2013. Maybe a bit old already, but I can surely add it. > > Don't add the Fixes tag to this one because it doesn't fix anything, it > just renames stuff. The real fix is later? To be honest, it was kind > of difficult to see where the actual fix was. > > Fixes tags for old code is fine... I like to know why bugs are > introduced. Was it adding a feature or part of fix for something else > or a cleanup? You're not the first to complain about the renaming. I'll split each backlight patch into a bug-fix and a rename patch then. The bugfix will get the Fixes tag. Best regards Thomas > > regards, > dan carpenter > -- Thomas Zimmermann Graphics Driver Developer SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH Frankenstrasse 146, 90461 Nuernberg, Germany GF: Ivo Totev, Andrew Myers, Andrew McDonald, Boudien Moerman HRB 36809 (AG Nuernberg) [-- Attachment #2: OpenPGP digital signature --] [-- Type: application/pgp-signature, Size: 840 bytes --]
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-06-06 8:05 UTC|newest] Thread overview: 190+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top 2023-06-05 14:47 [PATCH 00/30] fbdev: Make userspace interfaces optional Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:47 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:47 ` [PATCH 01/30] backlight/bd6107: Compare against struct fb_info.device Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:47 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 7:30 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-07 7:30 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-07 7:34 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-07 7:34 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-05 14:47 ` [PATCH 02/30] backlight/gpio_backlight: " Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:47 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 20:19 ` Ruhl, Michael J 2023-06-05 20:23 ` Sam Ravnborg 2023-06-05 20:23 ` Sam Ravnborg 2023-06-05 20:41 ` Ruhl, Michael J 2023-06-05 20:41 ` Ruhl, Michael J 2023-06-06 7:24 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-06 7:49 ` Dan Carpenter 2023-06-06 7:49 ` Dan Carpenter 2023-06-06 8:05 ` Thomas Zimmermann [this message] 2023-06-06 8:05 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:47 ` [PATCH 03/30] backlight/lv5207lp: " Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:47 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 7:35 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-05 14:47 ` [PATCH 04/30] fbdev/atyfb: Reorder backlight and framebuffer init/cleanup Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:47 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 7:36 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-07 7:36 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-05 14:47 ` [PATCH 05/30] fbdev/atyfb: Use hardware device as backlight parent Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:47 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 7:41 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-07 7:41 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-05 14:47 ` [PATCH 06/30] fbdev/aty128fb: Reorder backlight and framebuffer init/cleanup Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:47 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 7:42 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-07 7:42 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-05 14:47 ` [PATCH 07/30] fbdev/aty128fb: Use hardware device as backlight parent Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:47 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 7:55 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-07 7:55 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-05 14:47 ` [PATCH 08/30] fbdev/broadsheetfb: Call device_remove_file() with hardware device Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:47 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 7:55 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-05 14:47 ` [PATCH 09/30] fbdev/ep93xx-fb: Alloc DMA memory from " Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:47 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 8:47 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-07 8:47 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-05 14:47 ` [PATCH 10/30] fbdev/ep93xx-fb: Output messages with fb_info() and fb_err() Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:47 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 8:59 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-07 8:59 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-05 14:47 ` [PATCH 11/30] fbdev/ep93xx-fb: Do not assign to struct fb_info.dev Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:47 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-06 5:26 ` Dan Carpenter 2023-06-06 5:26 ` Dan Carpenter 2023-06-07 9:00 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-07 9:00 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-05 14:47 ` [PATCH 12/30] fbdev/mb862xxfb: Output messages with fb_dbg() and fb_err() Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:47 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 9:00 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-07 9:00 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-05 14:47 ` [PATCH 13/30] fbdev/metronomefb: Use hardware device for dev_err() Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:47 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 9:01 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-07 9:01 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-05 14:47 ` [PATCH 14/30] fbdev/nvidiafb: Reorder backlight and framebuffer init/cleanup Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:47 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 9:02 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-07 9:02 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-05 14:47 ` [PATCH 15/30] fbdev/nvidiafb: Use hardware device as backlight parent Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:47 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 9:02 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-07 9:02 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-05 14:47 ` [PATCH 16/30] fbdev/pxa168fb: Do not assign to struct fb_info.dev Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:47 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 9:09 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-07 9:09 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-05 14:47 ` [PATCH 17/30] fbdev/radeonfb: Reorder backlight and framebuffer cleanup Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:47 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 9:09 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-07 9:09 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-05 14:48 ` [PATCH 18/30] fbdev/radeonfb: Use hardware device as backlight parent Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:48 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-06 5:28 ` Dan Carpenter 2023-06-06 5:28 ` Dan Carpenter 2023-06-06 7:30 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-06 7:30 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 9:10 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-07 9:10 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-05 14:48 ` [PATCH 19/30] fbdev/rivafb: Reorder backlight and framebuffer init/cleanup Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:48 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 9:11 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-05 14:48 ` [PATCH 20/30] fbdev/rivafb: Use hardware device as backlight parent Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:48 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 9:11 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-07 9:11 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-05 14:48 ` [PATCH 21/30] fbdev/sm501fb: Output message with fb_err() Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:48 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 9:12 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-05 14:48 ` [PATCH 22/30] fbdev/smscufx: Detect registered fb_info from refcount Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:48 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 22:22 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-07 22:22 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-12 10:19 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-12 10:40 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-05 14:48 ` [PATCH 23/30] fbdev/tdfxfb: Set i2c adapter parent to hardware device Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:48 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 22:23 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-07 22:23 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-05 14:48 ` [PATCH 24/30] fbdev/core: Pass Linux device to pm_vt_switch_*() functions Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:48 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 19:25 ` Sam Ravnborg 2023-06-07 19:25 ` Sam Ravnborg 2023-06-05 14:48 ` [PATCH 25/30] fbdev/core: Move framebuffer and backlight helpers into separate files Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:48 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 19:38 ` Sam Ravnborg 2023-06-07 19:38 ` Sam Ravnborg 2023-06-09 7:19 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-09 7:19 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:48 ` [PATCH 26/30] fbdev/core: Add fb_device_{create,destroy}() Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:48 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 19:45 ` Sam Ravnborg 2023-06-07 19:45 ` Sam Ravnborg 2023-06-05 14:48 ` [PATCH 27/30] fbdev/core: Move procfs code to separate file Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:48 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 20:33 ` Sam Ravnborg 2023-06-07 20:33 ` Sam Ravnborg 2023-06-05 14:48 ` [PATCH 28/30] fbdev/core: Move file-I/O code into " Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:48 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 21:35 ` kernel test robot 2023-06-05 21:35 ` kernel test robot 2023-06-07 20:48 ` Sam Ravnborg 2023-06-07 20:48 ` Sam Ravnborg 2023-06-12 10:35 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-12 10:35 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 22:28 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-07 22:28 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-05 14:48 ` [PATCH 29/30] fbdev/core: Rework fb init code Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:48 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 20:51 ` Sam Ravnborg 2023-06-07 20:51 ` Sam Ravnborg 2023-06-05 14:48 ` [PATCH 30/30] fbdev: Make support for userspace interfaces configurable Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 14:48 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-05 15:03 ` Greg KH 2023-06-05 15:03 ` Greg KH 2023-06-05 21:45 ` kernel test robot 2023-06-05 21:45 ` kernel test robot 2023-06-07 8:48 ` Geert Uytterhoeven 2023-06-07 8:48 ` Geert Uytterhoeven 2023-06-07 15:15 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 15:15 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 15:24 ` Geert Uytterhoeven 2023-06-07 15:24 ` Geert Uytterhoeven 2023-06-07 23:07 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-07 23:07 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-09 7:09 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-09 7:09 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-09 7:29 ` Geert Uytterhoeven 2023-06-09 7:29 ` Geert Uytterhoeven 2023-06-09 8:00 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-09 8:00 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-09 9:14 ` Geert Uytterhoeven 2023-06-09 9:14 ` Geert Uytterhoeven 2023-06-09 11:04 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-09 11:04 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-09 11:22 ` Geert Uytterhoeven 2023-06-09 11:22 ` Geert Uytterhoeven 2023-06-09 9:59 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-09 9:59 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-09 10:10 ` Geert Uytterhoeven 2023-06-09 10:10 ` Geert Uytterhoeven 2023-06-09 10:24 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-09 10:24 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-09 11:27 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-09 11:27 ` Javier Martinez Canillas 2023-06-11 16:37 ` Sam Ravnborg 2023-06-11 16:37 ` Sam Ravnborg 2023-06-12 6:47 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-12 6:47 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-12 7:00 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-12 7:00 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 8:35 ` [PATCH 00/30] fbdev: Make userspace interfaces optional Geert Uytterhoeven 2023-06-07 8:35 ` Geert Uytterhoeven 2023-06-12 10:46 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-12 10:46 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 12:06 ` Markus Elfring 2023-06-07 12:06 ` Markus Elfring 2023-06-07 12:21 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 12:21 ` Thomas Zimmermann 2023-06-07 14:08 ` Markus Elfring 2023-06-07 14:08 ` Markus Elfring
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