Re: [PATCH 2/2] Use of_get_pci_dev_node() in axon_msi.c

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



> I find it ironic that you add of_get_pci_dev_node() as a function
> which gets the node and grabs a reference to it, and then the very
> first usage you make of it doesn't drop the reference at all.
> 
> That reference grabbing aspect of the new interface is obviously very
> useful! :-)
> 
> Kidding aside (I realize that in this case probably the driver never
> unregisters and therefore the reference never needs to be released)
> it's really much nicer to add facilities when you have patches in hand
> that actually use them.

I think in this case, it's mostly a matter of consistency... pretty much
everything that returns a device_node grabs a reference... except
pci_device_to_OF_node :-)

I think Michael is trying to address that, and axon-msi happens to be
something he wrote so a good candidate for an initial conversion :-)

Cheers,
Ben.


-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe sparclinux" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html

[Index of Archives]     [Kernel Development]     [DCCP]     [Linux ARM Development]     [Linux]     [Photo]     [Yosemite Help]     [Linux ARM Kernel]     [Linux SCSI]     [Linux x86_64]     [Linux Hams]

  Powered by Linux