Re: [PATCH 2/7] USB: of: document reference taken by child-lookup helper

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On 05/30/2017 09:25 AM, Johan Hovold wrote:
> Document that the child-node lookup helper takes a reference to the
> device-tree node which needs to be dropped after use.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/usb/core/of.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/of.c b/drivers/usb/core/of.c
> index d563cbcf76cf..17a4af02cf5b 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/core/of.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/core/of.c
> @@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
>   *
>   * Find the node from device tree according to its port number.
>   *
> + * Takes a reference to the returned device-tree node, which needs to be
> + * dropped after use.
> + *
>   * Return: On success, a pointer to the device node, %NULL on failure.

I would use the same blurb used throughout drivers/of/* for consistency.

 *      Returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, use
 *      of_node_put() on it when done.
 */

Just my 2-cents

-Tyrel

>   */
>  struct device_node *usb_of_get_child_node(struct device_node *parent,
> 

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