linux-kernel - Re: Is devm

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Date:	Tue, 28 Jul 2015 20:05:49 +0300
From:	Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc:	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...il.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Is devm_* broken ?

On Tuesday 28 July 2015 11:22:25 Tejun Heo wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 05:16:16PM +0300, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> > Using devm_kzalloc() in such a way has value though, and reverting drivers
> > to the pre-devm memory allocation code would make error handling and
> > cleanup code paths more complex again. Should we introduce a managed
> > allocator for that purpose that would have a lifespan explicitly handled
> > by drivers ?
>
> I don't know.  Sure, we can have memory allocations which are tied to
> open file; however, the distinction between that and regular devm
> resources, which can't linger on no matter what, would be subtle and
> confusing.  IMHO, a better approach would be implmenting generic
> revoke feature and sever open files on driver detach so that
> everything can be shutdown then.

Sounds like a topic for the kernel summit :-) I'll send a proposal.

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart

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