On Wed, Jul 04, 2012 at 10:19:54AM -0500, Tabi Timur-B04825 wrote:
> Zhao Chenhui wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 03, 2012 at 10:17:12PM -0500, Tabi Timur-B04825 wrote:
> >> Zhao Chenhui wrote:
> >>> If the guts variable is NULL, it indicates there is error in dts or
> >>> kernel.
> >>> We should fix the error, rather than ignore it.
> >>
> >> And that's why there's a warning message. Crashing the kernel is not
> >> going to fix anything.
> >>
> >
> > This error likely crashes the kenel somewhere.
>
> Can you test this, please?
>
> The point I'm trying to make is that it's wrong to intentionally halt the
> kernel unless you're sure that it's the best option. A missing device
> tree node is supposed to only disable a given feature, not break everything.
>
I think there is some misunderstanding here.
np = of_find_matching_node(NULL, mpc85xx_smp_guts_ids);
if (np) {
guts = of_iomap(np, 0);
of_node_put(np);
if (!guts) {
pr_err("%s: Could not map guts node address\n",
__func__);
return;
}
smp_85xx_ops.give_timebase = mpc85xx_give_timebase;
smp_85xx_ops.take_timebase = mpc85xx_take_timebase;
}
If the guts node is missing, this code snippet will be skipped. If the guts
node is existed,
the return value of of_iomap(), namely guts, will be tested. If it is NULL, it
shows
that there is error in dts, or the ioremap() in of_iomap() failed. I think
these errors are fatal errors, so I print an error info and return.
-Chenhui
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