linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V12 3/9] PCI: Create PCIe library functions in support of DOE mailboxes.

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Date:   Wed, 29 Jun 2022 09:53:32 -0700
From:   Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>
To:     Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>
CC:     Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
        "Li, Ming" <ming4.li@...el.com>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>,
        Lukas Wunner <lukas@...ner.de>,
        Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@...el.com>,
        Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@...el.com>,
        "Dave Jiang" <dave.jiang@...el.com>,
        Ben Widawsky <bwidawsk@...nel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-cxl@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V12 3/9] PCI: Create PCIe library functions in support of
 DOE mailboxes.

On Tue, Jun 28, 2022 at 11:20:32AM -0700, Ira wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 28, 2022 at 03:16:26PM +0100, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> > On Mon, 27 Jun 2022 21:15:21 -0700
> > ira.weiny@...el.com wrote:
> > 

[snip]

> > 
> > > +static void pci_doe_free_mb(struct pci_doe_mb *doe_mb)
> > > +{
> > > +	if (doe_mb->work_queue)
> > 
> > I'm not a great fan of free functions that check a bunch of conditions
> > because they may be called before things are set up.
> 
> I'll see what I can do.  I do kind of like this but I think it gets muddled and
> I'm not dead set on either way.

I've completely reworked pci_doe_create_mb() to use devm throughout.

It is much cleaner.  Thanks Jonathan!
Ira