linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] char: ipmi: convert to use i2c_new_client

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Date:   Tue, 12 May 2020 16:14:25 -0500
From:   Corey Minyard <minyard@....org>
To:     Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@...g-engineering.com>
Cc:     linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        openipmi-developer@...ts.sourceforge.net,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] char: ipmi: convert to use i2c_new_client_device()

On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 10:09:58PM +0100, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> Move away from the deprecated API.

Well, I should have looked a little closer first... comment inline

> 
> Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@...g-engineering.com>
> ---
>  drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
> index 8ac390c2b514..2791b799e33d 100644
> --- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
> @@ -1945,8 +1945,8 @@ static int ssif_adapter_handler(struct device *adev, void *opaque)
>  	if (adev->type != &i2c_adapter_type)
>  		return 0;
>  
> -	addr_info->added_client = i2c_new_device(to_i2c_adapter(adev),
> -						 &addr_info->binfo);
> +	addr_info->added_client = i2c_new_client_device(to_i2c_adapter(adev),
> +							&addr_info->binfo);

i2c_new_client_device returns an ERR_PTR, not NULL on error.  So this
needs some more work.  I'll send something out soon.

-corey

>  
>  	if (!addr_info->adapter_name)
>  		return 1; /* Only try the first I2C adapter by default. */
> -- 
> 2.20.1
>