linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] gpio: acpi: Add managed variant of acpi_dev_add_driver

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Date:   Tue, 14 Mar 2017 10:58:52 +0100
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     "linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] gpio: acpi: Add managed variant of acpi_dev_add_driver_gpios()

On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 2:48 PM, Andy Shevchenko
<andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:

> Introduce device managed variant of acpi_dev_add_driver_gpios() and its
> counterpart acpi_dev_remove_driver_gpios().
>
> The functions in most cases are used in driver's ->probe() and
> ->remove() callbacks, that's why it's useful to have managed variant of
> them.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
> ---
>
> This is supposed to go through GPIO tree.
>
> Linus, can you create an immutable branch that other subsystems can use
> it if needed?

I have created ib-acpi-devm in the GPIO tree based on v4.11-rc1, applied
this patch and merged that into my devel branch.

Anyone who needs it can grab that branch, I will push it out later.

Yours,
Linus Walleij