linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 03/10] drivers/peci: Add support for PECI bus driver core

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Date:   Mon, 23 Apr 2018 10:40:53 -0700
From:   Jae Hyun Yoo <jae.hyun.yoo@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Alan Cox <alan@...ux.intel.com>, Andrew Jeffery <andrew@...id.au>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...el.com>,
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        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 03/10] drivers/peci: Add support for PECI bus driver
 core

On 4/23/2018 3:52 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 11:32:05AM -0700, Jae Hyun Yoo wrote:
>> +static void peci_adapter_dev_release(struct device *dev)
>> +{
>> +	/* do nothing */
>> +}
> 
> As per the in-kernel documentation, I am now allowed to make fun of you.
> 
> You are trying to "out smart" the kernel by getting rid of a warning
> message that was explicitly put there for you to do something.  To think
> that by just providing an "empty" function you are somehow fulfilling
> the API requirement is quite bold, don't you think?
> 
> This has to be fixed.  I didn't put that warning in there for no good
> reason.  Please go read the documentation again...
> 
> greg k-h
> 

Hi Greg,

Thanks a lot for your review.

I think, it should contain actual device resource release code which is
being done by peci_del_adapter(), or a coupling logic should be added
between peci_adapter_dev_release() and peci_del_adapter().

As you suggested, I'll check it again after reading documentation and
understanding core.c code more deeply.

Jae