Re: [PATCH v2 3/8] fpga: bridge: add devm_fpga_bridge_create

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On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 1:19 PM Moritz Fischer <mdf@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Alan,
>
> On Wed, Sep 05, 2018 at 10:38:53AM -0500, Alan Tull wrote:
> > > > - * fpga_bridge_unregister - unregister and free a fpga bridge
> > > > - * @bridge:    FPGA bridge struct created by fpga_bridge_create
> > > > + * fpga_bridge_unregister - unregister a FPGA bridge
> > > > + *
> > > > + * @bridge: FPGA bridge struct
> > > > + *
> > > > + * This function is intended for use in a FPGA bridge driver's remove function.
> > > > + * If the bridge was created with devm_fpga_bridge_create(), the bridge struct
> > > > + * will be automatically freed.  If the bridge was created with
> > > > + * fpga_bridge_create(), the caller is responsible for freeing the bridge with
> > > > + * fpga_bridge_free().
> > >
> > > I find the formulation somewhat confusing, since it could be
> > > interpreted as if you
> > > used the devm_() functions you don't have to call unregister().
> >
> > Yes I'm being too verbose and it's making things muddled.  How about
> > if I take out the part that starts with "If bridge was created..."?
> > That just leaves "This function is intended for use in a FPGA bridge
> > driver's remove function."
>
> Sounds good.

OK, for v3 I'll make a similar change in patches 2 and 4.

Alan

>
> Moritz



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