[PATCH 5/5] mtd: Stop updating erase_info->state and calling mtd_erase_callback()

Miquel Raynal miquel.raynal at bootlin.com
Tue Feb 13 00:33:36 PST 2018


Hi Boris,

On Tue, 13 Feb 2018 09:17:14 +0100, Boris Brezillon
<boris.brezillon at bootlin.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 13 Feb 2018 08:42:46 +0100
> Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal at bootlin.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Boris,
> > 
> > Just a few comments about the form.
> > 
> > Otherwise:
> > Reviewed-by: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal at bootlin.com>
> > 
> >   
> > > diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/lart.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/lart.c
> > > index 555b94406e0b..3d6c8ffd351f 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/mtd/devices/lart.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/lart.c
> > > @@ -415,7 +415,6 @@ static int flash_erase (struct mtd_info *mtd,struct erase_info *instr)
> > >  	 {
> > >  		if (!erase_block (addr))
> > >  		  {
> > > -			 instr->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
> > >  			 return (-EIO);
> > >  		  }    
> > 
> > You can also safely remove these '{' '}'  
> 
> Well, this patch is not about fixing coding style issues, otherwise I'd
> have a lot more work on this driver :-)

Sure, I was not referring to the weird style but just that you switch
from two to one line in the block, thus the braces are not needed
anymore.

> 
> >   
> > >  
> > > @@ -425,9 +424,6 @@ static int flash_erase (struct mtd_info *mtd,struct erase_info *instr)
> > >  		if (addr == mtd->eraseregions[i].offset + (mtd->eraseregions[i].erasesize * mtd->eraseregions[i].numblocks)) i++;
> > >  	 }
> > >  
> > > -   instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
> > > -   mtd_erase_callback(instr);
> > > -
> > >     return (0);
> > >  }
> > >  
> > > diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_dataflash.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_dataflash.c
> > > index 5dc8bd042cc5..aaaeaae01e1d 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_dataflash.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_dataflash.c
> > > @@ -220,10 +220,6 @@ static int dataflash_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
> > >  	}
> > >  	mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
> > >  
> > > -	/* Inform MTD subsystem that erase is complete */
> > > -	instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
> > > -	mtd_erase_callback(instr);
> > > -
> > >  	return 0;
> > >  }
> > >  
> > > diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/mtdram.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/mtdram.c
> > > index 0bf4aeaf0cb8..efef43c6684b 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/mtd/devices/mtdram.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/mtdram.c
> > > @@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ static int ram_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
> > >  	if (check_offs_len(mtd, instr->addr, instr->len))
> > >  		return -EINVAL;
> > >  	memset((char *)mtd->priv + instr->addr, 0xff, instr->len);
> > > -	instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
> > > -	mtd_erase_callback(instr);    
> > 
> > Space ?  
> 
> I could add a blank line, but again, I'm just following the coding style
> in place in this file :-).

Ok.

> 
> >   
> > >  	return 0;
> > >  }
> > >  
> > > diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c
> > > index 7287696a21f9..a963c88d392d 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c
> > > @@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ static int phram_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
> > >  	 * I don't feel at all ashamed. This kind of thing is possible anyway
> > >  	 * with flash, but unlikely.
> > >  	 */    
> > 
> > Not sure this comment is still relevant? Maybe you could remove it
> > or at least change it? 
> >   
> > > -	instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
> > > -	mtd_erase_callback(instr);    
> > 
> > Space ?
> >   
> > >  	return 0;
> > >  }
> > >  
> > > diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/pmc551.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/pmc551.c
> > > index cadea0620cd0..5d842cbca3de 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/mtd/devices/pmc551.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/pmc551.c
> > > @@ -184,12 +184,10 @@ static int pmc551_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
> > >  	}
> > >  
> > >        out:
> > > -	instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
> > >  #ifdef CONFIG_MTD_PMC551_DEBUG
> > >  	printk(KERN_DEBUG "pmc551_erase() done\n");
> > >  #endif
> > >  
> > > -	mtd_erase_callback(instr);
> > >  	return 0;
> > >  }
> > >  
> > > diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/powernv_flash.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/powernv_flash.c
> > > index 26f9feaa5d17..5f383630c16f 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/mtd/devices/powernv_flash.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/powernv_flash.c
> > > @@ -175,19 +175,12 @@ static int powernv_flash_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *erase)
> > >  {
> > >  	int rc;
> > >  
> > > -	erase->state = MTD_ERASING;
> > > -
> > >  	/* todo: register our own notifier to do a true async implementation */
> > >  	rc =  powernv_flash_async_op(mtd, FLASH_OP_ERASE, erase->addr,
> > >  			erase->len, NULL, NULL);    
> > 
> > Are you sure this is still needed? Maybe this should go away in your
> > first patch?  
> 
> Hm, indeed. This comment should be dropped.
> 
> >   
> > > -
> > > -	if (rc) {
> > > +	if (rc)
> > >  		erase->fail_addr = erase->addr;
> > > -		erase->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
> > > -	} else {
> > > -		erase->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
> > > -	}
> > > -	mtd_erase_callback(erase);
> > > +
> > >  	return rc;
> > >  }
> > >  
> > > diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/slram.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/slram.c
> > > index 0ec85f316d24..2f05e1801047 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/mtd/devices/slram.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/slram.c
> > > @@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ static int slram_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
> > >  	 * I don't feel at all ashamed. This kind of thing is possible anyway
> > >  	 * with flash, but unlikely.
> > >  	 */    
> > 
> > Same with this comment.  
> 
> Actually, I'm not sure I understand that comment, but I guess it's
> talking about races between read/write and erase paths, so nothing
> related to the changed I'm doing here.

I thought that races could only happen because of the asynchronous
manner how erases were handled, but if you feel this is still relevant,
I trust you :)

> 
> >   
> > > -	instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
> > > -	mtd_erase_callback(instr);    
> > 
> > Space ?
> >   
> > >  	return(0);
> > >  }
> > >      
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >   
> 
> 
> 



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Miquel Raynal, Bootlin (formerly Free Electrons)
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
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