Re: [PATCH 1/2] [media] media-device: check before unregister if mdev was registered

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Hello Sakari,

Thanks a lot for your feedback.

On 09/10/2015 07:15 PM, Sakari Ailus wrote:
> Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
>> Most media functions that unregister, check if the corresponding register
>> function succeed before. So these functions can safely be called even if a
>> registration was never made or the component as already been unregistered.
>>
>> Add the same check to media_device_unregister() function for consistency.
>>
>> This will also allow to split the media_device_register() function in an
>> initialization and registration functions without the need to change the
>> generic cleanup functions and error code paths for all the media drivers.
>>
>> Suggested-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>
>>  drivers/media/media-device.c | 6 ++++++
>>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/media/media-device.c b/drivers/media/media-device.c
>> index 1312e93ebd6e..745defb34b33 100644
>> --- a/drivers/media/media-device.c
>> +++ b/drivers/media/media-device.c
>> @@ -574,6 +574,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__media_device_register);
>>   * media_device_unregister - unregister a media device
>>   * @mdev:	The media device
>>   *
>> + * If the media device has never been registered this function will
>> + * return immediately.
> 
> I'd say "It is safe to call this function on an unregistered (but
> initialised) media device.". Up to you.
>

Ok, I copied that message from media_device_unregister_entity() with
s/entity/media device so the kernel doc would be consistent but I don't
mind to change to your suggested message since looks more clear to me.
 
> Acked-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 

Thanks!

Best regards,
-- 
Javier Martinez Canillas
Open Source Group
Samsung Research America
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