linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] cxl: add set/get private data to context struct

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Date:	Wed, 19 Aug 2015 14:49:30 +1000
From:	Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
To:	Ian Munsie <imunsie@....ibm.com>
Cc:	mikey <mikey@...ling.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linuxppc-dev <linuxppc-dev@...abs.org>,
	Matt Ochs <mrochs@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] cxl: add set/get private data to context struct

On Wed, 2015-08-19 at 14:19 +1000, Ian Munsie wrote:
> From: Michael Neuling <mikey@...ling.org>
> 
> This provides AFU drivers a means to associate private data with a cxl
> context. This is particularly intended for make the new callbacks for
> driver specific events easier for AFU drivers to use, as they can easily
> get back to any private data structures they may use.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael Neuling <mikey@...ling.org>
> Signed-off-by: Ian Munsie <imunsie@....ibm.com>
> ---
>  drivers/misc/cxl/api.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/misc/cxl/cxl.h |  3 +++
>  include/misc/cxl.h     |  7 +++++++
>  3 files changed, 31 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/misc/cxl/api.c b/drivers/misc/cxl/api.c
> index e0f0c78..5f0b22e 100644
> --- a/drivers/misc/cxl/api.c
> +++ b/drivers/misc/cxl/api.c
> @@ -70,6 +70,27 @@ int cxl_release_context(struct cxl_context *ctx)
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cxl_release_context);
>  
> +
> +int cxl_set_priv(struct cxl_context *ctx, void *priv)
> +{
> +	if (!ctx)
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +
> +	ctx->priv = priv;
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cxl_set_priv);
> +
> +void *cxl_get_priv(struct cxl_context *ctx)
> +{
> +	if (!ctx)
> +		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> +
> +	return ctx->priv;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cxl_get_priv);


Do we really need the accessors? They don't buy anything I can see over just
using ctx->priv directly.

cheers


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