linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 1/2] i2c: core: add devm apis for i2c_new_dummy and i2c

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Date:	Mon, 11 Apr 2016 21:34:29 +0530
From:	Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@...dia.com>
To:	<wsa@...-dreams.de>, <corbet@....net>
CC:	<bjorn.andersson@...ymobile.com>, <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	<linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 1/2] i2c: core: add devm apis for i2c_new_dummy and
 i2c_unregister

Hi Wolfram,

On Monday 29 February 2016 07:07 PM, Laxman Dewangan wrote:
> Add resource managed version of i2c_new_dummy() and
> i2c_unregister_device().
>
> This helps in reducing the code size in error path and device
> remove callbacks and making proper sequence for deallocations.
>
> Signed-off-by: Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@...dia.com>
>
> ---
> Changes from V1:
> - Got review comment on similar change for pinctrl and taken care of
>    the same on this patch as V1 has similar issue.
> - Add the new devm_ APIs in the Documentation/driver-model/devres.txt
> - Will push the change for using this new APIs later once this is
>    applied as most of consumer for these APIs are in other subsystem like
>    MFD/RTC.
>
Can you please review?

If required, I can resend the patch.

Thanks,
Laxman