Re: [PATCH 2/3] staging: vme: add struct vme_dev for VME devices

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On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 11:02:49AM +0200, Manohar Vanga wrote:
> --- a/drivers/staging/vme/vme_bridge.h
> +++ b/drivers/staging/vme/vme_bridge.h
> @@ -115,9 +115,8 @@ struct vme_bridge {
>  	struct list_head bus_list; /* list of VME buses */
>  	struct module *owner;	/* module that owns the bridge */
>  
> -	struct device dev[VME_SLOTS_MAX];	/* Device registered with
> -						 * device model on VME bus
> -						 */
> +	struct vme_dev dev[VME_SLOTS_MAX];	/* Device registered
> +						 * on VME bus */

Overall, this is the right way to go, using a vme_dev.

BUT, you should never have a static list of devices, these should be
pointers, not actual structures here, otherwise your reference counting
just got all messed up and is wrong.

And yes, I know you didn't create the code this way, but it needs to be
fixed _before_ you make this kind of a change.

thanks,

greg k-h
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