[PATCH v2 1/2] usb: phy: add a new driver for usb3 phy

Russell King - ARM Linux linux at arm.linux.org.uk
Fri Sep 28 00:18:38 EST 2012


On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 07:34:07PM +0530, Kishon Vijay Abraham I wrote:
> +static int omap5_usb_phy_power(struct omap_usb *phy, bool on)
> +{
> +	u32 val;
> +	unsigned long rate;
> +	struct clk *sys_clk;
> +
> +	sys_clk = clk_get(NULL, "sys_clkin");
> +	if (IS_ERR(sys_clk)) {
> +		pr_err("%s: unable to get sys_clkin\n", __func__);
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	}
> +
> +	rate = clk_get_rate(sys_clk);
> +	rate = rate/1000000;
> +	clk_put(sys_clk);

Actually, you're supposed to hold on to the struct clk all the time your
driver is making use of that - you're not supposed to drop it.

That has several advantages: if clk_get() fails, then you're failing
earlier on (when the driver is being probed) and when some event occurs.


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