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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 1/4] mdio_bus: implement devm_mdiobus_alloc/devm_mdiobus_free
On 04/18/2014 09:24 PM, Grygorii Strashko wrote:

> Add a resource managed devm_mdiobus_alloc()/devm_mdiobus_free()
> to automatically clean up MDIO bus alocations made by MDIO drivers,
> thus leading to simplified MDIO drivers code.

> Cc: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Grygorii Strashko <grygorii.strashko@ti.com>
[...]

> index 76f54b3..6412beb 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
> @@ -69,6 +69,74 @@ struct mii_bus *mdiobus_alloc_size(size_t size)
[...]
> +/**
> + * devm_mdiobus_alloc - Resource-managed mdiobus_alloc_size()
> + * @dev: Device to allocate mii_bus for
> + * @sizeof_priv: Space to allocate for private structure.
> + *
> + * Managed mdiobus_alloc_size. mii_bus allocated with this function is
> + * automatically freed on driver detach.
> + *
> + * If an mii_bus allocated with this function needs to be freed separately,
> + * devm_mdiobus_free() must be used.
> + *
> + * RETURNS:
> + * Pointer to allocated mii_bus on success, NULL on failure.
> + */
> +struct mii_bus *devm_mdiobus_alloc(struct device *dev, int sizeof_priv)
> +{
> + struct mii_bus **ptr, *bus;
> +
> + ptr = devres_alloc(_devm_mdiobus_free, sizeof(*ptr),
> + GFP_KERNEL);
> + if (!ptr)
> + return NULL;
> +
> + /* use raw alloc_dr for kmalloc caller tracing */
> + bus = mdiobus_alloc_size(sizeof_priv);

Since the wrapped function is called mdiobus_alloc_size(), not
mdiobus_alloc(), perhaps it's better to call the wrapper
devm_mdiobus_alloc_size()?

WBR, Sergei



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