linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 10/20] gunyah: rsc_mgr: Add resource manager RPC core

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Date:   Mon, 21 Nov 2022 16:24:54 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Elliot Berman <quic_eberman@...cinc.com>
Cc:     Bjorn Andersson <quic_bjorande@...cinc.com>,
        Murali Nalajala <quic_mnalajal@...cinc.com>,
        Trilok Soni <quic_tsoni@...cinc.com>,
        Srivatsa Vaddagiri <quic_svaddagi@...cinc.com>,
        Carl van Schaik <quic_cvanscha@...cinc.com>,
        Prakruthi Deepak Heragu <quic_pheragu@...cinc.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 10/20] gunyah: rsc_mgr: Add resource manager RPC core

On Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 05:59:59AM -0800, Elliot Berman wrote:
> +struct gh_rm_rpc {
> +	struct device *dev;
> +	struct gunyah_resource tx_ghrsc, rx_ghrsc;
> +	struct gh_msgq msgq;
> +	struct mbox_client msgq_client;
> +	struct gh_rm_connection *active_rx_connection;
> +	int last_tx_ret;
> +
> +	struct idr call_idr;
> +	struct mutex call_idr_lock;
> +
> +	struct mutex send_lock;
> +
> +	struct work_struct recv_work;
> +};

What handles the reference counting for this object?  Shouldn't this be
a real 'struct device' and just have a pointer to the parent?  Otherwise
how do you know when to free this?

thanks,

greg k-h