linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Driver core: add bus_find_device_by

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Message-ID: <20180924051832.GB1974@kroah.com>
Date:   Mon, 24 Sep 2018 07:18:32 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Silesh C V <svellattu@...sta.com>
Cc:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Driver core: add bus_find_device_by_fwnode

On Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 10:05:55AM +0530, Silesh C V wrote:
> Some drivers need to find the device on a bus having a specific firmware
> node. Currently, such drivers have their own implementations to do this.
> Provide a helper similar to bus_find_device_by_name so that each driver
> does not have to reinvent this.

Is there a second patch that uses this function?  We don't add api calls
that are not used.

thanks,

greg k-h