Drivers should no longer directly allocate media_device but rely on media_device_alloc(), media_device_get() and media_device_put() instead. Deprecate media_device_init() and media_device_cleanup(). Signed-off-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- include/media/media-device.h | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/include/media/media-device.h b/include/media/media-device.h index fc0d82a..ae2bc08 100644 --- a/include/media/media-device.h +++ b/include/media/media-device.h @@ -203,6 +203,10 @@ static inline __must_check int media_entity_enum_init( * So drivers need to first initialize the media device, register any entity * within the media device, create pad to pad links and then finally register * the media device by calling media_device_register() as a final step. + * + * Note that using this function in drivers is DEPRECATED. New drivers + * must use media_device_alloc() and manage references using + * media_device_get() and media_device_put() instead. */ void media_device_init(struct media_device *mdev); @@ -251,6 +255,10 @@ struct media_device *media_device_alloc(struct device *dev); * * This function that will destroy the graph_mutex that is * initialized in media_device_init(). + * + * Note that using this function in drivers is DEPRECATED. New drivers + * must use media_device_alloc() and manage references using + * media_device_get() and media_device_put() instead. */ void media_device_cleanup(struct media_device *mdev); -- 2.1.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
