linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/20] drivers_base: platform: use always ->name for uevent

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Date:	Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:29:16 +0300
From:	Felipe Balbi <balbi@...com>
To:	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
Cc:	Sarah Sharp <sarah.a.sharp@...ux.intel.com>,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, Felipe Balbi <balbi@...com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/20] drivers_base: platform: use always ->name for
 uevent

Hi,

On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 04:51:22PM +0200, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote:
> If id_entry is available then it is used. However if we remove first the
> driver followed by the device, then the id_entry is pointing to driver's
> memory which is long gone.
> Since id->name and plat->name are equal there is no point in
> distinguishing them.
> 
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
> Cc: Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
> ---
>  drivers/base/platform.c |    2 +-
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
> index 0cad9c7..cd71575 100644
> --- a/drivers/base/platform.c
> +++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
> @@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ static int platform_uevent(struct device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env)
>  		return rc;
>  
>  	add_uevent_var(env, "MODALIAS=%s%s", PLATFORM_MODULE_PREFIX,
> -		(pdev->id_entry) ? pdev->id_entry->name : pdev->name);
> +			pdev->name);
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  

Just a gentle reminder on this patch. Greg, has this one been queued to
your drivers-core tree ? Should it go on -rc or now it's already too
late and going on merge window ?

thanks

-- 
balbi

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