linux-kernel - [PATCH] dax: clarify driver

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Date:   Wed, 14 Dec 2016 22:59:59 -0800
From:   Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
To:     linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Johannes Thumshirn <jthumshirn@...e.de>
Subject: [PATCH] dax: clarify driver_data ownership

Johannes points out that the warning in alloc_dax_region() seems to
imply that multiple devices might claim a dax region. In fact it's a
warning to driver developers that the dax core wants to own the
driver_data pointer for the hosting device of a dax_region. Add a
clarification.

Reported-by: Johannes Thumshirn <jthumshirn@...e.de>
Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
---
 drivers/dax/dax.c |    7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/dax/dax.c b/drivers/dax/dax.c
index d1641e69a088..c7b23d52f945 100644
--- a/drivers/dax/dax.c
+++ b/drivers/dax/dax.c
@@ -359,8 +359,13 @@ struct dax_region *alloc_dax_region(struct device *parent, int region_id,
 {
 	struct dax_region *dax_region;
 
+	/*
+	 * The DAX core assumes that it can store its private data in
+	 * parent->driver_data. This WARN is a reminder / safeguard for
+	 * developers of device-dax drivers.
+	 */
 	if (dev_get_drvdata(parent)) {
-		dev_WARN(parent, "dax core found drvdata already in use\n");
+		dev_WARN(parent, "dax core failed to setup private data\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}