linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] Documentation: devres: Add pcim_alloc_irq

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Date:   Wed, 17 Feb 2021 15:44:31 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Dejin Zheng <zhengdejin5@...il.com>
Cc:     Krzysztof Wilczyński <kw@...ux.com>,
        corbet@....net, jarkko.nikula@...ux.intel.com,
        mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com, rric@...nel.org,
        helgaas@...nel.org, wsa@...nel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] Documentation: devres: Add
 pcim_alloc_irq_vectors()

On Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 06:50:04PM +0800, Dejin Zheng wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 06:10:52PM +0100, Krzysztof Wilczyński wrote:

...

> > Having said that, people might ask - how does it simplify the error
> > handling path?
> > 
> > You might have to back this with a line of two to explain how does the
> > change achieved that, so that when someone looks at the commit message
> > it would be clear what the benefits of the change were.

> The device-managed function is a conventional concept that every developer
> knows. So don't worry about this. And I really can't explain its operation
> mechanism to you in a sentence or two. If you are really interested, you
> can read the relevant code.

I tend on agree on the above. It would be enough to spell it clearly that it's
part of devres API (Managed Device Resource) and we are fine.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko