On Wed, Dec 07, 2022 at 10:22:11PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote: > On Wed, Dec 07, 2022 at 02:43:05PM +0200, Tony Lindgren wrote: ... > > +int serial_core_register_port(struct uart_driver *drv, struct uart_port *port) > > +{ > > > + bool allocated = false; > > Not sure why this is needed. Okay, I got it. Still, see below. > > + struct device *ctrl_dev; > > + int ret; > > + > > + ret = serial_core_add_one_port(drv, port); > > + if (ret) > > + return ret; > > + > > + mutex_lock(&port_mutex); > > + > > + /* Inititalize a serial core controller device if needed */ > > + ctrl_dev = serial_core_ctrl_find(drv, port->dev, port->ctrl_id); > > + if (!ctrl_dev) { > > + ctrl_dev = serial_core_ctrl_device_add(port); > > + if (!ctrl_dev) > > + goto err_remove_port; > > + allocated = true; > > + } > > Wouldn't be slightly better > > ctrl_dev = serial_core_ctrl_find(drv, port->dev, port->ctrl_id); > if (!ctrl_dev) > ctrl_dev = serial_core_ctrl_device_add(port); > if (!ctrl_dev) > goto err_remove_port; > > ? > > > + /* Initialize a serial core port device */ > > + ret = serial_core_port_device_add(ctrl_dev, port); > > + if (ret) > > + goto err_del_ctrl_dev; > > + > > + mutex_unlock(&port_mutex); > > + > > + return 0; > > + > > +err_del_ctrl_dev: > > + if (allocated) We can avoid this check by caching the platform device. struct platform_device *ctrl_pdev = NULL; if (...) { ctrl_pdev = to_platform_device(ctrl_dev); } platform_device_del(ctrl_pdev); > > + platform_device_del(to_platform_device(ctrl_dev)); > > Shouldn't you call platform_device_unregister()? > > > +err_remove_port: > > + mutex_unlock(&port_mutex); > > + > > + return serial_core_remove_one_port(drv, port); > > +} -- With Best Regards, Andy Shevchenko