[PATCH] clk: zynqmp: warn always when a clock op fails

[Michael Tretter]

On Wed, 12 Jan 2022 12:29:35 -0800, Stephen Boyd wrote:
> Quoting Michael Tretter (2022-01-12 06:12:29)
> > The warning that a clock operation failed is only printed once. However,
> > the function is called for various different clocks. The limit hides
> > warnings if different clock are affected by the failures.
> > 
> > Print the warning every time when a clock operation fails.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Michael Tretter <m.tretter at pengutronix.de>
> > ---
> >  drivers/clk/zynqmp/clk-gate-zynqmp.c | 12 +++++------
> >  drivers/clk/zynqmp/clk-mux-zynqmp.c  |  8 +++----
> >  drivers/clk/zynqmp/divider.c         | 12 +++++------
> >  drivers/clk/zynqmp/pll.c             | 32 ++++++++++++++--------------
> >  4 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/clk/zynqmp/clk-gate-zynqmp.c b/drivers/clk/zynqmp/clk-gate-zynqmp.c
> > index 565ed67a0430..0d9a39110f29 100644
> > --- a/drivers/clk/zynqmp/clk-gate-zynqmp.c
> > +++ b/drivers/clk/zynqmp/clk-gate-zynqmp.c
> > @@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ static int zynqmp_clk_gate_enable(struct clk_hw *hw)
> >         ret = zynqmp_pm_clock_enable(clk_id);
> >  
> >         if (ret)
> > -               pr_warn_once("%s() clock enabled failed for %s, ret = %d\n",
> > -                            __func__, clk_name, ret);
> > +               pr_warn("%s() clock enable failed for %s (id %d), ret = %d\n",
> > +                       __func__, clk_name, clk_id, ret);
> 
> Can we just remove these prints entirely? The driver that calls
> clk_enable() should be checking the return value and taking proper
> action. What is the user going to do with these messages?
> 

The clocks are handled by a firmware, which checks if the Linux system has the
permission to change certain clocks. The warnings help users to identify an
unexpected configuration of the firmware. However, I guess it would make sense
to change the warnings to pr_debug.

Michael