linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] ACPI: acpi_device_register() should call device

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Date:	Thu, 14 May 2009 08:31:32 -0600
From:	Alex Chiang <achiang@...com>
To:	lenb@...nel.org
Cc:	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] ACPI: acpi_device_register() should call device_register()

There is no apparent reason for acpi_device_register() to manually
register a new device in two steps (initialize then add).

Just call device_register() directly.

Signed-off-by: Alex Chiang <achiang@...com>
---

 drivers/acpi/scan.c |    5 ++---
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index 8ff510b..b8f5c00 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -530,11 +530,10 @@ static int acpi_device_register(struct acpi_device *device,
 	if (device->parent)
 		device->dev.parent = &parent->dev;
 	device->dev.bus = &acpi_bus_type;
-	device_initialize(&device->dev);
 	device->dev.release = &acpi_device_release;
-	result = device_add(&device->dev);
+	result = device_register(&device->dev);
 	if(result) {
-		dev_err(&device->dev, "Error adding device\n");
+		dev_err(&device->dev, "Error registering device\n");
 		goto end;
 	}
 

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