RE: [PATCH] tty: serial: imx: initialize peripheral_config/peripheral_size for sdma config

[Sherry Sun <sherry.sun@nxp.com>]

> Subject: Re: [PATCH] tty: serial: imx: initialize
> peripheral_config/peripheral_size for sdma config
> 
> On Wed, Aug 03, 2022 at 09:15:58AM +0000, Sherry Sun wrote:
> > > On 03.08.22 08:57, Sherry Sun wrote:
> > > > Since commit 824a0a02cd74 ("dmaengine: imx-sdma: Add multi fifo
> > > > support") adds the use of
> > > > dma_slave_config->peripheral_config/peripheral_size to sdma
> > > > driver, the client drivers like uart need to initialize the
> > > > peripheral_config/peripheral_size for sdma, otherwise, the random
> > > > value of local variable slave_config may cause unexpected
> > > peripheral_config and make sdma mess up.
> > > >
> > >
> > > If this a fix, please add a Fixes: tag. I am not sure it is though, see below.
> >
> > Hi Ahmad, thanks for the comments.
> > I don't think this patch is a fix for a specific commit, so we don't need the
> Fixes tag.
> >
> > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Sherry Sun <sherry.sun@nxp.com>
> > > > ---
> > > >  drivers/tty/serial/imx.c | 4 ++++
> > > >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
> > > > index
> > > > 522445a8f666..bb8c2a712e94 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
> > > > @@ -1320,6 +1320,8 @@ static int imx_uart_dma_init(struct imx_port
> > > > *sport)
> > >
> > > This function starts with
> > >
> > > struct dma_slave_config slave_config = {};
> > >
> > > >  	slave_config.src_addr_width = DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_1_BYTE;
> > > >  	/* one byte less than the watermark level to enable the aging
> > > > timer
> > > */
> > > >  	slave_config.src_maxburst = RXTL_DMA - 1;
> > > > +	slave_config.peripheral_config = NULL;
> > > > +	slave_config.peripheral_size = 0;
> > >
> > > So these are already zero-initialized.
> >
> > I am not sure actually, I think initialize a struct with {} cannot
> > guarantee that all members are initialized to 0, it may depend on the
> > compiler.
> 
> I'm sure and even reverified in my C book[1].
> 
> 	struct mystruct variable = {};
> 
> results in all components being initialized to their default initial value (which
> is 0 for numbers and NULL for pointers). This works for automatic variables
> since "Standard C" which should cover everthing that is capable to compile
> today's kernel.
> 
> Best regards
> Uwe
> 
> [1] C - A Reference Manual, 978-0130895929
> 

Hi Uwe, wow, this really resolved my confusion, thanks a lot for your confirmation! ^_^

Best regards
Sherry