linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] of: provide of_platform

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Date:	Mon, 29 Jul 2013 19:31:56 +1000
From:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
To:	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
Cc:	Rob Herring <rob.herring@...xeda.com>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@...com>,
	George Cherian <george.cherian@...com>,
	linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org,
	devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Felipe Balbi <balbi@...com>,
	Kukjin Kim <kgene.kim@...sung.com>,
	Vivek Gautam <gautam.vivek@...sung.com>,
	linux-omap@...r.kernel.org,
	Naveen Krishna Chatradhi <ch.naveen@...sung.com>,
	Roger Quadros <rogerq@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] of: provide of_platform_unpopulate()

On Fri, 2013-07-19 at 20:14 +0200, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote:
> The problem is that platform_device_del() "releases" each ressource in its
> tree. This does not work on platform_devices created by OF becuase they
> were never added via insert_resource(). As a consequence old->parent in
> __release_resource() is NULL and we explode while accessing ->child.
> So I either I do something completly wrong _or_ nobody here tested the
> rmmod path of their driver.

But that's wrong. I am not familar with all that new code, but from step
up, not having the resources in the resource tree is a bad idea to begin
with....

> This patch provides a common function to unregister / remove devices
> which added to the system via of_platform_populate(). While this works
> now on my test case I have not tested any of the driver I modify here so
> feedback is greatly appreciated.

Ben.


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