linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv2 5/6] base: platform: name the device already during allocation

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Date:	Tue, 5 Aug 2014 09:38:25 +0300
From:	Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@...com>,
	Felipe Balbi <balbi@...com>,
	Vivek Gautam <gautam.vivek@...sung.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2 5/6] base: platform: name the device already during
 allocation

On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 07:55:43AM -0700, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > > diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
> > > index 9e9227e..e856bc4 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/base/platform.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
> > > @@ -177,11 +177,45 @@ struct platform_object {
> > >   */
> > >  void platform_device_put(struct platform_device *pdev)
> > >  {
> > > -	if (pdev)
> > > -		put_device(&pdev->dev);
> > > +	if (!pdev)
> > > +		return;
> > > +
> > > +	if (pdev->id_auto) {
> > > +		ida_simple_remove(&platform_devid_ida, pdev->id);
> > > +		pdev->id = PLATFORM_DEVID_AUTO;
> > > +	}
> > > +
> > > +	put_device(&pdev->dev);
> > >  }
> > >  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(platform_device_put);
> 
> Why would a single call to this function remove an id?  That seems
> really wrong, you should be able to call get and put on a device
> numerous times, only the "last" reference should cause the device to be
> cleaned up.
> 
> Shouldn't this be in the release function instead?

I'll fix this.

Thanks Greg.

-- 
heikki
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