* platforms may not be able to use spi_register_board_info though, and
* this is exported so that for example a USB or parport based adapter
* driver could add devices (which it would learn about out-of-band).
+ *
+ * Returns the new device, or NULL.
*/
struct spi_device *spi_new_device(struct spi_master *master,
struct spi_board_info *chip)
struct device *dev = master->cdev.dev;
int status;
- /* NOTE: caller did any chip->bus_num checks necessary */
+ /* NOTE: caller did any chip->bus_num checks necessary.
+ *
+ * Also, unless we change the return value convention to use
+ * error-or-pointer (not NULL-or-pointer), troubleshootability
+ * suggests syslogged diagnostics are best here (ugh).
+ */
+
+ /* Chipselects are numbered 0..max; validate. */
+ if (chip->chip_select >= master->num_chipselect) {
+ dev_err(dev, "cs%d > max %d\n",
+ chip->chip_select,
+ master->num_chipselect);
+ return NULL;
+ }
if (!spi_master_get(master))
return NULL;
proxy->controller_state = NULL;
proxy->dev.release = spidev_release;
- /* drivers may modify this default i/o setup */
+ /* drivers may modify this initial i/o setup */
status = master->setup(proxy);
if (status < 0) {
- dev_dbg(dev, "can't %s %s, status %d\n",
+ dev_err(dev, "can't %s %s, status %d\n",
"setup", proxy->dev.bus_id, status);
goto fail;
}
*/
status = device_register(&proxy->dev);
if (status < 0) {
- dev_dbg(dev, "can't %s %s, status %d\n",
+ dev_err(dev, "can't %s %s, status %d\n",
"add", proxy->dev.bus_id, status);
goto fail;
}
static void scan_boardinfo(struct spi_master *master)
{
struct boardinfo *bi;
- struct device *dev = master->cdev.dev;
mutex_lock(&board_lock);
list_for_each_entry(bi, &board_list, list) {
for (n = bi->n_board_info; n > 0; n--, chip++) {
if (chip->bus_num != master->bus_num)
continue;
- /* some controllers only have one chip, so they
- * might not use chipselects. otherwise, the
- * chipselects are numbered 0..max.
+ /* NOTE: this relies on spi_new_device to
+ * issue diagnostics when given bogus inputs
*/
- if (chip->chip_select >= master->num_chipselect
- && master->num_chipselect) {
- dev_dbg(dev, "cs%d > max %d\n",
- chip->chip_select,
- master->num_chipselect);
- continue;
- }
(void) spi_new_device(master, chip);
}
}
if (!dev)
return -ENODEV;
+ /* even if it's just one always-selected device, there must
+ * be at least one chipselect
+ */
+ if (master->num_chipselect == 0)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
/* convention: dynamically assigned bus IDs count down from the max */
if (master->bus_num < 0) {
+ /* FIXME switch to an IDR based scheme, something like
+ * I2C now uses, so we can't run out of "dynamic" IDs
+ */
master->bus_num = atomic_dec_return(&dyn_bus_id);
dynamic = 1;
}