linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 30/90] staging: comedi: amplc_dio200: store the pci_dev in the comedi

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Date:	Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:38:25 +0100
From:	Ian Abbott <abbotti@....co.uk>
To:	Ian Abbott <ian.abbott@....co.uk>
CC:	H Hartley Sweeten <hartleys@...ionengravers.com>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devel@...verdev.osuosl.org" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
	"gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 30/90] staging: comedi: amplc_dio200: store the pci_dev
 in the comedi_device

On 2012-07-19 11:27, Ian Abbott wrote:
> On 2012-07-19 11:10, Ian Abbott wrote:
>> On 2012-07-19 02:37, H Hartley Sweeten wrote:
>>> Use the hw_dev pointer in the comedi_device struct to hold the
>>> pci_dev instead of carrying it in the private data.
>>>
>>> Since the pci_dev is no longer held in the provate data, we can
>>> also cleanup the detach a bit. Remove the IS_ENABLED() tests in
>>> the detach. If the pci_dev is non NULL it's a PCI device otherwise
>>> it's an ISA device. Using IS_ENABLED() to omit the code paths
>>> makes the code a bit confusing and doesn't save much.
>>
>> No, you really need to check thisboard->bustype in the detach() because
>> hw_dev might be NULL for a PCI board if the attach() failed.
>
> Actually, your patch wouldn't do any harm as dev->iobase would be 0.  It
> would just go through the "failed ISA device" path instead of the
> "failed PCI device" path.  It would be more robust to check
> thisboard->bustype though.

I don't mind if your original patch is applied as it does no harm.  If 
so, I'll submit a patch afterwards to check the bus type in the detach().

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