Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] iio: light: cm3323: fix reg_conf not being initialized correctly
Aldo Conte <[email protected]> Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:44:19 +0200
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On 20/04/26 19:53, Jonathan Cameron wrote: > On Tue, 7 Apr 2026 17:17:01 +0200 > Aldo Conte <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The code stores the return value of i2c_smbus_write_word_data() >> in data->reg_conf; however, this value represents the result >> of the write operation and not the value actually written to >> the configuration register. This meant that the contents of >> data->reg_conf did not truly reflect the contents >> of the hardware register. >> >> Instead, save the value of the register before the write >> and use this value in the I2C write. >> >> The bug was found by code inspection: i2c_smbus_write_word_data() >> returns 0 on success, not the value written to the register. >> >> Tested using i2c-stub on a Raspberry Pi 3B running a custom 6.19.10 >> kernel. Before loading the driver, the configuration register 0x00 >> CM3323_CMD_CONF was populated with 0x0030 using >> `i2cset -y 11 0x10 0x00 0x0030 w`, encoding an integration time of 320ms >> in bits[6:4]. >> >> Due to incorrect initialization of data->reg_conf in >> cm3323_init(), the print of integration_time returns 0.040000 >> instead of the expected 0.320000. This happens because the read of the >> integration_time depends on cm3323_get_it_bits() that is based on the >> value of data->reg_conf, which is erroneously set to 0. >> >> With this fix applied, data->reg_conf correctly saves 0x0030 after init >> and the successive integration_time reports 0.320000 as expected. >> >> Fixes: 8b0544263761 ("iio: light: Add support for Capella CM3323 color sensor") >> Cc: [email protected] >> Signed-off-by: Aldo Conte <[email protected]> > Applied this patch, but patch 2 will need to wait for this to make its way > into upstream - probably middle of the next cycle before that is in place. > > thanks, > > Jonathan > Hi Jonathan, The fix this depended on (commit 1f4f0bcc5255 "iio: light: cm3323: fix reg_conf not being initialized correctly") has since landed in mainline. Is there anything still needed on my side for patch 2 (iio: light: cm3323: use dev_err_probe() in probe path) to proceed? Thanks, Aldo