> -----Original Message----- > From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Friday 7 June 2019 16:58 > To: Dragan Cvetic <draganc@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: arnd@xxxxxxxx; Michal Simek <michals@xxxxxxxxxx>; linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; robh+dt@xxxxxxxxxx; > mark.rutland@xxxxxxx; devicetree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Derek Kiernan <dkiernan@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: [PATCH V4 04/12] misc: xilinx_sdfec: Add open, close and ioctl > > On Fri, Jun 07, 2019 at 10:58:34AM +0000, Dragan Cvetic wrote: > > > On Sat, May 25, 2019 at 12:37:17PM +0100, Dragan Cvetic wrote: > > > > +static int xsdfec_dev_open(struct inode *iptr, struct file *fptr) > > > > +{ > > > > + return 0; > > > > +} > > > > + > > > > +static int xsdfec_dev_release(struct inode *iptr, struct file *fptr) > > > > +{ > > > > + return 0; > > > > +} > > > > > > empty open/close functions are never needed, just drop them. > > > > > > > open() is needed to allocate file descriptor eg. > > fd = open(dev_name, O_RDWR); > > But you do nothing in those open/release callbacks. Remove them and see > that the code works just fine :) > Accepted. I will squash this commit with the first next which needs open/close, ioctal. > thanks, > > greg k-h Thanks Dragan
