linux-kernel - [PATCH] ieee1394: prevent device binding of raw1394, video1394, dv1394

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Date:	Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:11:07 +0100 (CET)
From:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
To:	linux1394-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
cc:	Ben Backx <ben@...ckx.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] ieee1394: prevent device binding of raw1394, video1394,
 dv1394

These drivers don't need to match any unit_directory type device.
They just need the id_table for module autoloading per module alias.

Not binding any of these drivers allows special-purpose drivers with
similar or same IDs to bind to devices.  This currently only benefits
out-of-tree drivers; on the other hand it is in no way detrimental to
in-tree drivers.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
---
 drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c    |    3 +--
 drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c   |    6 +++++-
 drivers/ieee1394/raw1394.c   |    1 -
 drivers/ieee1394/video1394.c |    3 +--
 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

Index: linux-2.6.25-rc2/drivers/ieee1394/raw1394.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.25-rc2.orig/drivers/ieee1394/raw1394.c
+++ linux-2.6.25-rc2/drivers/ieee1394/raw1394.c
@@ -2959,7 +2959,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(ieee1394, raw1394_id
 
 static struct hpsb_protocol_driver raw1394_driver = {
 	.name = "raw1394",
-	.id_table = raw1394_id_table,
 };
 
 /******************************************************************************/
Index: linux-2.6.25-rc2/drivers/ieee1394/video1394.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.25-rc2.orig/drivers/ieee1394/video1394.c
+++ linux-2.6.25-rc2/drivers/ieee1394/video1394.c
@@ -1315,8 +1315,7 @@ static struct ieee1394_device_id video13
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(ieee1394, video1394_id_table);
 
 static struct hpsb_protocol_driver video1394_driver = {
-	.name		= VIDEO1394_DRIVER_NAME,
-	.id_table	= video1394_id_table,
+	.name = VIDEO1394_DRIVER_NAME,
 };
 
 
Index: linux-2.6.25-rc2/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.25-rc2.orig/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c
+++ linux-2.6.25-rc2/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c
@@ -2179,8 +2179,7 @@ static struct ieee1394_device_id dv1394_
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(ieee1394, dv1394_id_table);
 
 static struct hpsb_protocol_driver dv1394_driver = {
-	.name		= "dv1394",
-	.id_table	= dv1394_id_table,
+	.name = "dv1394",
 };
 
 
Index: linux-2.6.25-rc2/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.25-rc2.orig/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
+++ linux-2.6.25-rc2/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
@@ -701,7 +701,11 @@ static int nodemgr_bus_match(struct devi
 		return 0;
 
 	driver = container_of(drv, struct hpsb_protocol_driver, driver);
-	for (id = driver->id_table; id->match_flags != 0; id++) {
+	id = driver->id_table;
+	if (!id)
+		return 0;
+
+	for (; id->match_flags != 0; id++) {
 		if ((id->match_flags & IEEE1394_MATCH_VENDOR_ID) &&
 		    id->vendor_id != ud->vendor_id)
 			continue;

-- 
Stefan Richter
-=====-==--- --=- =--=-
http://arcgraph.de/sr/

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