hwmon: (it87) Validate auto pwm settings

Before switching to automatic fan control mode, make sure that all the
trip points make sense. Otherwise, the control loop could lead to
weird fan behavior.

Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>

1 files changed, 32 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/it87.c b/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
index bbb0c74..1002bef 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
@@ -719,6 +719,32 @@ static ssize_t set_fan_div(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	mutex_unlock(&data->update_lock);
 	return count;
 }
+
+/* Returns 0 if OK, -EINVAL otherwise */
+static int check_trip_points(struct device *dev, int nr)
+{
+	const struct it87_data *data = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	int i, err = 0;
+
+	if (has_old_autopwm(data)) {
+		for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+			if (data->auto_temp[nr][i] > data->auto_temp[nr][i + 1])
+				err = -EINVAL;
+		}
+		for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+			if (data->auto_pwm[nr][i] > data->auto_pwm[nr][i + 1])
+				err = -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Inconsistent trip points, not switching to "
+			"automatic mode\n");
+		dev_err(dev, "Adjust the trip points and try again\n");
+	}
+	return err;
+}
+
 static ssize_t set_pwm_enable(struct device *dev,
 		struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
@@ -731,6 +757,12 @@ static ssize_t set_pwm_enable(struct device *dev,
 	if (strict_strtol(buf, 10, &val) < 0 || val < 0 || val > 2)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/* Check trip points before switching to automatic mode */
+	if (val == 2) {
+		if (check_trip_points(dev, nr) < 0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	mutex_lock(&data->update_lock);
 
 	if (val == 0) {