linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] uio/uio_pci_generic: remove unneeded pci_set

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Date:   Sat, 21 Nov 2020 07:56:46 +0000
From:   "Ardelean, Alexandru" <alexandru.Ardelean@...log.com>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] uio/uio_pci_generic: remove unneeded pci_set_drvdata()



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2020 5:46 PM
> To: Ardelean, Alexandru <alexandru.Ardelean@...log.com>
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] uio/uio_pci_generic: remove unneeded pci_set_drvdata()
> 
> [External]
> 
> On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 04:59:06PM +0200, Alexandru Ardelean wrote:
> > The pci_get_drvdata() was moved during commit ef84928cff58
> > ("uio/uio_pci_generic: use device-managed function equivalents").
> >
> > I should have notice that the pci_set_drvdata() requires a
> > pci_get_drvdata() for it to make sense.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Alexandru Ardelean <alexandru.ardelean@...log.com>
> > ---
> >
> > Apologies for not noticing this sooner.
> > If this can be squashed into commit ef84928cff58 , then it's also fine.
> > I've started seeing that there actually more xxx_set_drvdata()
> > leftovers in the entire kernel, and I pinged the checkpatch crew to
> > add a check for this.
> >
> > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CA*U=Dspy5*RE
> >
> 9agcLr6eY9DCMa1c5**B0JLeugMMBRXz4YLj1w@...l.gmail.com/T/*u__;KysrK
> ysj!
> >
> !A3Ni8CS0y2Y!q3fJW4rKvEHQ7BDt1PaK4Cbexv4wbivUKBeDjo7ZwNXYwOLBawA
> Eq1Jaj
> > mhYxftX6DAJpg$
> 
> I can't squash existing public commits.  Can you resend this and add a "Fixes:"
> tag to it to show what commit it fixes so we can track this properly?
> 

Sure, will re-send in the next couple of days.

Thanks
Alex

> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h