Re: [PATCH 2/2] platform/x86: Add Intel Software Defined Silicon driver

[David E. Box]

On Sat, 2021-09-25 at 08:27 +0200, Greg KH wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 24, 2021 at 02:31:57PM -0700, David E. Box wrote:
> 
> Quick review:
> 
> > +static int sdsi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> > +{
> > +       void __iomem *disc_addr;
> > +       struct sdsi_priv *priv;
> > +       int ret;
> > +
> > +       disc_addr = devm_platform_ioremap_resource(pdev, 0);
> > +       if (IS_ERR(disc_addr))
> > +               return PTR_ERR(disc_addr);
> > +
> > +       priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
> > +       if (!priv)
> > +               return -ENOMEM;
> > +
> > +       kref_init(&priv->kref);
> > +
> > +       platform_set_drvdata(pdev, priv);
> > +       priv->pdev = pdev;
> > +       mutex_init(&priv->mb_lock);
> > +       mutex_init(&priv->akc_lock);
> > +
> > +       memcpy_fromio(&priv->disc_table, disc_addr, DISC_TABLE_SIZE);
> > +
> > +       ret = sdsi_map_sdsi_registers(pdev);
> > +       if (ret)
> > +               goto put_kref;
> > +
> > +       ret = sdsi_create_misc_device(pdev);
> > +       if (ret)
> > +               goto put_kref;
> > +
> > +       ret = sdsi_add_bin_attrs(pdev);
> 
> You just raced with userspace and lost.  Please attach your attributes
> to the misc device before registering it.
> 
> Also, you need a Documentation/ABI/ entry for your new sysfs file(s).

Ack

> 
> > +       if (ret)
> > +               goto deregister_misc;
> > +
> > +       priv->dev_present = true;
> > +
> > +       return 0;
> > +
> > +deregister_misc:
> > +       misc_deregister(&priv->miscdev);
> > +put_kref:
> > +       kref_put(&priv->kref, sdsi_priv_release);
> > +
> > +       return ret;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static int sdsi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
> > +{
> > +       struct sdsi_priv *priv = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
> > +
> > +       priv->dev_present = false;
> > +       sysfs_remove_bin_file(&priv->pdev->dev.kobj, &priv->registers_bin_attr);
> > +       misc_deregister(&priv->miscdev);
> > +       kref_put(&priv->kref, sdsi_priv_release);
> 
> Why do you need a kref for a structure that already can be controlled by
> a different lifetime rule?

Which rule am I missing? This kref allows the structure to remain in case the device is removed
while the file is open.

> 
> > +
> > +       return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static struct platform_driver sdsi_driver = {
> > +       .driver = {
> > +               .name           = SDSI_DEV_NAME,
> > +               .dev_groups     = sdsi_groups,
> > +       },
> > +       .probe  = sdsi_probe,
> > +       .remove = sdsi_remove,
> > +};
> > +module_platform_driver(sdsi_driver);
> 
> What causes the platform to know to register, and enable, this platform
> driver?  Shouldn't there be some hardware involved that is discoverable
> to enable it to load dynamically?

Ah. The patch that adds the SDSi platform device string was added to a series for the intel_pmt MFD
driver and it's still waiting review. I see that complicates things. I can combine the two series
together.

David

> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h