linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2, part 1 3/9] PCI: Convert alloc_pci_dev(void) to pci_alloc

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Message-ID: <51939FB1.20203@gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 15 May 2013 22:46:09 +0800
From:	Liu Jiang <liuj97@...il.com>
To:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
CC:	Gu Zheng <guz.fnst@...fujitsu.com>,
	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
	"Rafael J . Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@...com>,
	Myron Stowe <myron.stowe@...hat.com>,
	Yijing Wang <wangyijing@...wei.com>,
	"linux-pci@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	David Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>,
	Neela Syam Kolli <megaraidlinux@....com>,
	"James E.J. Bottomley" <jbottomley@...allels.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
	"sparclinux@...r.kernel.org" <sparclinux@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux-Scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jiang Liu <jiang.liu@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2, part 1 3/9] PCI: Convert alloc_pci_dev(void) to pci_alloc_dev(bus)
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On Wed 15 May 2013 10:43:02 PM CST, Yinghai Lu wrote:
> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 7:39 AM, Liu Jiang <liuj97@...il.com> wrote:
>> On Wed 15 May 2013 02:52:51 AM CST, Yinghai Lu wrote:
>>>
>>> On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 9:57 AM, Liu Jiang <liuj97@...il.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Tue 14 May 2013 11:10:33 PM CST, Yinghai Lu wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 7:59 AM, Liu Jiang <liuj97@...il.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 05/14/2013 04:26 PM, Gu Zheng wrote:
>>>>>>        I suggest to use pci_release_dev() instead because it also needs
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> release OF related resources.
>>>>>> I will update it in next version.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> diff --git a/drivers/pci/probe.c b/drivers/pci/probe.c
>>>>>> index bc075a3..2ac6338 100644
>>>>>> --- a/drivers/pci/probe.c
>>>>>> +++ b/drivers/pci/probe.c
>>>>>> @@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ static struct pci_dev *pci_scan_device(struct
>>>>>> pci_bus
>>>>>> *bus
>>>>>>            pci_set_of_node(dev);
>>>>>>
>>>>>>            if (pci_setup_device(dev)) {
>>>>>> -               kfree(dev);
>>>>>> +               pci_release_dev(&dev->dev);
>>>>>>                    return NULL;
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> no, should move pci_set_of_node calling into pci_setup_device.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yinghai
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure whether we should call pci_set_of_node() for SR-IOV devices
>>>> too,
>>>> any suggestions here?
>>>
>>>
>>> or just move down pci_set_of_node after pci_setup_device?
>>>
>>> anyway that is another bug.
>
>> I'm not familiar with the OF logic and can't make sure whether
>> pci_setup_device()
>> has dependency on dev->of_node. Feel it's more safe to call
>> pci_release_of_node()
>> on failing path instead of tuning call-site of pci_set_of_node().
>
> that is another bug, let of guy handle it.
>
> Yinghai
Hi Yinghai,
       I don't know any OF exports, could you please help to CC
some OF experts?
Thanks,
Gerry

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