linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] platform_device: add devres function region-reqs

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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2024 10:37:09 +0100
From: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>
To: Philipp Stanner <pstanner@...hat.com>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, 
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>, Laurentiu Palcu <laurentiu.palcu@....nxp.com>, 
	Lucas Stach <l.stach@...gutronix.de>, Maarten Lankhorst <maarten.lankhorst@...ux.intel.com>, 
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	Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>, Pengutronix Kernel Team <kernel@...gutronix.de>, 
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] platform_device: add devres function region-reqs

Hello Philipp,

the Subject is incomprehensible (to me). Maybe make it:

	platform_device: Add devm function to simplify mem and io requests

?

On Mon, Jan 08, 2024 at 10:20:42AM +0100, Philipp Stanner wrote:
> Some drivers want to use (request) a region exclusively but nevertheless
> create several mappings within that region.
> 
> Currently, there is no managed devres function to request a region
> without mapping it.
> 
> Add the function devm_platform_get_resource().
                             ^
Still the old function name -'

Other than that I indifferent if this is a good idea. There are so many
helpers around these functions ...

Best regards
Uwe



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