[PATCH v2] pwm: bcm2835: Support apply function for atomic configuration

[Uwe Kleine-König]

Hello Lino,

On Fri, Dec 04, 2020 at 12:42:15AM +0100, Lino Sanfilippo wrote:
> On 29.11.20 at 19:10, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> > You're storing an unsigned long long (i.e. 64 bits) in an u32. If
> > you are sure that this won't discard relevant bits, please explain
> > this in a comment for the cursory reader.
> 
> What about an extra check then to make sure that the period has not been truncated,
> e.g:
> 
> 	value = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST_ULL(state->period, scaler);
> 
> 	/* dont accept a period that is too small or has been truncated */
> 	if ((value < PERIOD_MIN) ||
> 	    (value != DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST_ULL(state->period, scaler)))
> 		return -EINVAL;

I'd make value an unsigned long long and check for > 0xffffffff instead
of repeating the (expensive) division. (Hmm, maybe the compiler is smart
enough to not actually repeat it, but still.)

Best regards
Uwe

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