Re: [PATCH v3 6/8] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Implement Array BIST test

From: Hans de Goede
Date: Thu Mar 16 2023 - 15:39:27 EST


Hi,

On 3/16/23 19:11, Joseph, Jithu wrote:
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> On 3/16/2023 2:59 AM, Hans de Goede wrote:
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>> After taking a closer look I do see one unrelated issue with this patch
>> sysfs.c: run_test_store() does:
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>> if (!ifsd->loaded)
>> rc = -EPERM;
>> else
>> rc = do_core_test(cpu, dev);
>>
>> But AFAICT the loaded check really only applies to the first (intel_ifs_0 device) test type and the
>> Array BIST test should work fine when loaded is false.
>>
>> So I think that the if (!ifsd->loaded) error check should be moved to
>> ifs_test_core() ?
>>
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> It is possible that I misinterpreted your comment in my earlier reply. (Thanks Tony for pointing it out)

No you were right I was looking at the current code, not the code after this patch-set is applied.

> Yes I think moving the load check into ifs_test_core() is better than doing it in run_test_store()

Ack, doing that is still a cleaner way of dealing with this.

Regards,

Hans