On Tue, Feb 15, 2022 at 02:02:57PM -0600, Alex Elder wrote: [...] > > + > > + mhi_dev = mhi_ep_alloc_device(mhi_cntrl, MHI_DEVICE_XFER); > > + if (IS_ERR(mhi_dev)) > > + return PTR_ERR(mhi_dev); > > It looks like the only possible error is no memory, so you could > just have mhi_ep_alloc_device() return NULL. > I think returning the actual error is more safe as we may end up adding more stuff into this function in the future. > > + > > + /* Configure primary channel */ > > + mhi_dev->ul_chan = mhi_chan; > > + get_device(&mhi_dev->dev); > > + mhi_chan->mhi_dev = mhi_dev; > > + > > + /* Configure secondary channel as well */ > > + mhi_chan++; > > + mhi_dev->dl_chan = mhi_chan; > > + get_device(&mhi_dev->dev); > > + mhi_chan->mhi_dev = mhi_dev; > > + > > + /* Channel name is same for both UL and DL */ > > + mhi_dev->name = mhi_chan->name; > > + dev_set_name(&mhi_dev->dev, "%s_%s", > > + dev_name(&mhi_cntrl->mhi_dev->dev), > > + mhi_dev->name); > > + > > + ret = device_add(&mhi_dev->dev); > > + if (ret) > > + put_device(&mhi_dev->dev); > > + > > + return ret; > > +} > > + > > +static int mhi_ep_destroy_device(struct device *dev, void *data) > > +{ > > + struct mhi_ep_device *mhi_dev; > > + struct mhi_ep_cntrl *mhi_cntrl; > > + struct mhi_ep_chan *ul_chan, *dl_chan; > > + > > + if (dev->bus != &mhi_ep_bus_type) > > + return 0; > > + > > + mhi_dev = to_mhi_ep_device(dev); > > + mhi_cntrl = mhi_dev->mhi_cntrl; > > + > > + /* Only destroy devices created for channels */ > > + if (mhi_dev->dev_type == MHI_DEVICE_CONTROLLER) > > + return 0; > > + > > + ul_chan = mhi_dev->ul_chan; > > + dl_chan = mhi_dev->dl_chan; > > Aren't they required to supply *both* channels? Or maybe > it's just required that there are transfer callback functions > for both channels. Anyway, no need to check for null, because > the creation function guarantees they're both non-null I think. > mhi_ep_destroy_device() will be called for each device separately. So we must check for NULL. Thanks, Mani