linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Input: introduce managed input devices (add devres support)

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Date:	Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:38:59 -0700
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Input: introduce managed input devices (add devres
 support)

Hello, Dmitry.

On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 02:37:01PM -0700, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> Not all drivers use devres for rest of their resources so it makes sense
> to have unmanaged versions (like we have request_irq/devm_request_irq).
> Besides:
> 
> [dtor@...r-ws vmci]$ grep -r input_allocate_device drivers/ | wc -l
> 298
> 
> so I'd rather not ;)

Whee... didn't know there were that many.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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