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SubjectRe: [PATCH net-next 1/5] net: ipa: head-of-line block registers are RX only
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From: Alex Elder <elder@linaro.org>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2020 20:01:20 -0500

> On 6/29/20 7:35 PM, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
>> On Mon, 29 Jun 2020 16:49:15 -0500 Alex Elder wrote:
>>> The INIT_HOL_BLOCK_EN and INIT_HOL_BLOCK_TIMER endpoint registers
>>> are only valid for RX endpoints.
>>>
>>> Have ipa_endpoint_modem_hol_block_clear_all() skip writing these
>>> registers for TX endpoints.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Alex Elder <elder@linaro.org>
>>> ---
>>> drivers/net/ipa/ipa_endpoint.c | 6 +++++-
>>> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_endpoint.c b/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_endpoint.c
>>> index 9f50d0d11704..3f5a41fc1997 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_endpoint.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_endpoint.c
>>> @@ -642,6 +642,8 @@ static int ipa_endpoint_init_hol_block_timer(struct ipa_endpoint *endpoint,
>>> u32 offset;
>>> u32 val;
>>>
>>> + /* assert(!endpoint->toward_ipa); */
>>> +
>>> /* XXX We'll fix this when the register definition is clear */
>>> if (microseconds) {
>>> struct device *dev = &ipa->pdev->dev;
>>> @@ -671,6 +673,8 @@ ipa_endpoint_init_hol_block_enable(struct ipa_endpoint *endpoint, bool enable)
>>> u32 offset;
>>> u32 val;
>>>
>>> + /* assert(!endpoint->toward_ipa); */
>>
>> What are these assert comments for? :S
>
> They are place holders for when I can put in a proper assert
> function. For now I'm trying to avoid BUG_ON() calls, but
> at some point soon I'll replace these comments with calls
> to a macro that does BUG_ON() conditioned on a config option
> (or something else if there's a better suggestion).
>
> Even though it's commented, the assert() call does what
> I want, which is to communicate to the reader a condition
> assumed by the code, succinctly.

Never BUG_ON() unless you absolutely cannot continue executing kernel
without corrupting memory or similar.

If you can error out in some way at all, do not BUG().

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