linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] thunderbolt: Remove usage of the deprecated ida_simple

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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2024 13:29:22 +0200
From: Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>
To: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Cc: Andreas Noever <andreas.noever@...il.com>,
	Michael Jamet <michael.jamet@...el.com>,
	Yehezkel Bernat <YehezkelShB@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] thunderbolt: Remove usage of the deprecated
 ida_simple_xx() API

On Thu, Jan 11, 2024 at 10:10:21PM +0100, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> ida_alloc() and ida_free() should be preferred to the deprecated
> ida_simple_get() and ida_simple_remove().
> 
> Note that the upper limit of ida_simple_get() is exclusive, but the one of
> ida_alloc_range()/ida_alloc_max() is inclusive. So a -1 has been added
> when needed.

Looks tood to me but wanted to check if you tested this on a real
hardware or you just build tested?