linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/7] USB: of: document reference taken by child-lookup helper

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Date:   Tue, 30 May 2017 15:40:03 -0700
From:   Tyrel Datwyler <tyreld@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Peter Chen <peter.chen@...escale.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Sricharan R <sricharan@...eaurora.org>,
        Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>,
        Eduardo Valentin <edubezval@...il.com>,
        linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/7] USB: of: document reference taken by child-lookup
 helper

On 05/30/2017 09:25 AM, Johan Hovold wrote:
> Document that the child-node lookup helper takes a reference to the
> device-tree node which needs to be dropped after use.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
> ---
>  drivers/usb/core/of.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/of.c b/drivers/usb/core/of.c
> index d563cbcf76cf..17a4af02cf5b 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/core/of.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/core/of.c
> @@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
>   *
>   * Find the node from device tree according to its port number.
>   *
> + * Takes a reference to the returned device-tree node, which needs to be
> + * dropped after use.
> + *
>   * Return: On success, a pointer to the device node, %NULL on failure.

I would use the same blurb used throughout drivers/of/* for consistency.

 *      Returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, use
 *      of_node_put() on it when done.
 */

Just my 2-cents

-Tyrel

>   */
>  struct device_node *usb_of_get_child_node(struct device_node *parent,
>