linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2] rtc: add devm_rtc_device

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Date:	Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:23:17 -0800
From:	'Tejun Heo' <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Jingoo Han <jg1.han@...sung.com>
Cc:	'Andrew Morton' <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 'Greg KH' <greg@...ah.com>,
	'Alessandro Zummo' <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
	rtc-linux@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] rtc: add devm_rtc_device_{register,unregister}()

Hello,

On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 10:21:06AM +0900, Jingoo Han wrote:
> These functios allows the driver core to automatically clean up
> any allocation made by rtc drivers. Thus, it simplifies the error
> paths.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jingoo Han <jg1.han@...sung.com>

Looks okay to me but

> +static int devm_rtc_device_match(struct device *dev, void *res, void *data)
> +{
> +	struct rtc **r = res;
> +	if (WARN_ON(!r || !*r))
> +		return 0;
> +
> +	return *r == data;
> +}

again, why do we need the WARN_ON() at all given that other
devm_*_match() don't do that and the only way to get NULL there would
be bug in devm_rtc*() code itself rather than its users?

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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