[PATCH v3 1/5] genirq/devres: Add devm_request_threaded_irq_emsg()

[Uwe Kleine-König]

Hello,

On Wed, Jul 05, 2023 at 10:15:37AM +0800, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Jul 2023 16:19:54 +0200
> Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig at pengutronix.de> wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > On Tue, Jul 04, 2023 at 05:06:12PM +0800, Yangtao Li wrote:
> > > On 2023/7/4 16:48, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> > >   
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> > > > 
> > > > On 03/07/2023 19:43, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:  
> > > > > Hello Krzysztof,
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Mon, Jul 03, 2023 at 02:31:59PM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:  
> > > > > > On 03/07/2023 11:04, Yangtao Li wrote:  
> > > > > > > There are more than 700 calls to the devm_request_threaded_irq method.
> > > > > > > Most drivers only request one interrupt resource, and these error
> > > > > > > messages are basically the same. If error messages are printed
> > > > > > > everywhere, more than 1000 lines of code can be saved by removing the
> > > > > > > msg in the driver.  
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > ...
> > > > > >   
> > > > > > > +int devm_request_threaded_irq_emsg(struct device *dev, unsigned int irq,
> > > > > > > +                              irq_handler_t handler, irq_handler_t thread_fn,
> > > > > > > +                              unsigned long irqflags, const char *devname,
> > > > > > > +                              void *dev_id, const char *emsg)
> > > > > > > +{
> > > > > > > +   int rc;
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > +   rc = devm_request_threaded_irq(dev, irq, handler, NULL, irqflags,
> > > > > > > +                                  devname, dev_id);
> > > > > > > +   if (rc && rc != -EPROBE_DEFER) {
> > > > > > > +           dev_err(dev, "Failed to request %sinterrupt %u %s %s: %pe\n",
> > > > > > > +                   thread_fn ? "threaded " : "", irq, devname ? : dev_name(dev),
> > > > > > > +                   emsg ? : "", ERR_PTR(rc));  
> > > > > > It is open-coding dev_err_probe(). Just use dev_err_probe instead.  
> > > > > dev_err_probe is supposed to be only called in probe functions, while
> > > > > devm_request_threaded_irq might be called in other contexts (e.g. when a
> > > > > device is opened). That's why I asked to not use dev_err_probe() in v2  
> > > > True, but then all the callers of this function will forget to set
> > > > deferred probe reason.  
> > 
> > That's another reason for letting the driver issue the error message and
> > not the request_irq function.
> >  
> > > So let's use dev_err_probe?
> > > 
> > > BTW, any suggestions for names here, keep using
> > > devm_request_threaded_irq_emsg or change to a new name?  
> > 
> > I would have called it devm_request_threaded_irq_verbose() which I
> > consider easier to understand. But maybe  is just my (green)
> > bikeshed.
> 
> If going to use dev_err_probe() internally maybe can just use
> devm_request_threaded_irq_probe() thus reflecting that and making
> it different to the devm_request_threaded_irq()?

I like devm_request_threaded_irq_probe(), thanks for that suggestion
(even though it's red :-)

Best regards
Uwe

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