linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 0/2] Small devm helper for devm implementations

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Date:   Tue, 21 Jul 2020 09:10:23 +0200
From:   Marc Gonzalez <marc.w.gonzalez@...e.fr>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>,
        Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        Kuninori Morimoto <kuninori.morimoto.gx@...esas.com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com>,
        Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>,
        Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@....com>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        Rafael Wysocki <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Suzuki Poulose <suzuki.poulose@....com>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        linux-clk <linux-clk@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 0/2] Small devm helper for devm implementations

On 06/07/2020 21:57, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:

> Given the lack of testing of the patch, it doesn't seem wise to add
> this, right?

You're probably not wrong :)

> Please get some testing, and some more users, and I'll be glad to
> consider it.

"Users" == files modified to use the new helper?

How many files would you suggest? 3? 5? 10?

The idea being to have the helper gain some kind of "critical mass"?

Regards.