linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] powerpc: Drop superfluous pci_dev_is

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Date:   Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:23:22 +1000
From:   Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
To:     Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>,
        Niklas Schnelle <schnelle@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc:     Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Oliver O'Halloran <oohall@...il.com>,
        linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-s390@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] powerpc: Drop superfluous pci_dev_is_added() calls

Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org> writes:
> On Fri, Sep 10, 2021 at 04:19:40PM +0200, Niklas Schnelle wrote:
>> On powerpc, pci_dev_is_added() is called as part of SR-IOV fixups
>> that are done under pcibios_add_device() which in turn is only called in
>> pci_device_add() whih is called when a PCI device is scanned.
>> 
>> Now pci_dev_assign_added() is called in pci_bus_add_device() which is
>> only called after scanning the device. Thus pci_dev_is_added() is always
>> false and can be dropped.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Niklas Schnelle <schnelle@...ux.ibm.com>
>
> Reviewed-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
>
> This doesn't touch the PCI core, so maybe makes sense for you to take
> it, Michael?  But let me know if you think otherwise.

Yeah I'm happy to take it, thanks.

cheers