Re: [PATCH v1] driver core: Use list_del_init to replace list_del at device_links_purge()

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On Wed, Jan 08, 2020 at 05:04:20PM -0800, James Bottomley wrote:
> On Wed, 2020-01-08 at 17:10 +0000, John Garry wrote:
> > On 08/01/2020 16:08, John Garry wrote:
> > > On 08/01/2020 16:01, James Bottomley wrote:
> > > > > > >     cdev->dev = NULL;
> > > > > > >             return device_add(&cdev->cdev);
> > > > > > >         }
> > > > > > >     }
> > > > > > >     return -ENODEV;
> > > > > > > }
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > The design of the code is simply to remove the link to the
> > > > > > inserted device which has been removed.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I*think*  this means the calls to device_del and device_add
> > > > > > are unnecessary and should go.  enclosure_remove_links and
> > > > > > the put of the enclosed device should be sufficient.
> > > > > 
> > > > > That would make more sense than trying to "reuse" the device
> > > > > structure here by tearing it down and adding it back.
> > > > 
> > > > OK, let's try that.  This should be the patch if someone can try
> > > > it (I've compile tested it, but the enclosure system is under a
> > > > heap of stuff in the garage).
> > > 
> > > I can test it now.
> > > 
> > 
> > Yeah, that looks to have worked ok. SES disk locate was also fine
> > after losing and rediscovering the disk.
> 
> OK, I'll spin up a patch with fixes/reported and tested tags.

Did this get sent?  I can't seem to find it :(




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