linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/6] phy: core: Fix that API devm_of_phy_provider_unregister() fails to unregister the phy provider

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <ZyELVe0EUZg9iD0q@hovoldconsulting.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 17:20:37 +0100
From: Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
To: Zijun Hu <zijun_hu@...oud.com>
Cc: Vinod Koul <vkoul@...nel.org>,
	Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@...nel.org>,
	Felipe Balbi <balbi@...com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>,
	Lorenzo Pieralisi <lpieralisi@...nel.org>,
	Krzysztof Wilczyński <kw@...ux.com>,
	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>,
	stable@...r.kernel.org, linux-phy@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Zijun Hu <quic_zijuhu@...cinc.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/6] phy: core: Fix that API
 devm_of_phy_provider_unregister() fails to unregister the phy provider

On Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 11:35:48PM +0800, Zijun Hu wrote:
> On 2024/10/29 21:43, Johan Hovold wrote:

> > And you could consider dropping the function altogether as well.
> 
> Remove the API devm_of_phy_provider_unregister()?
> 
> i prefer fixing it instead of removing it based on below considerations.
> 
> 1) it is simper. just about one line change.
> 2) the API may be used in future. the similar API of [PATCH 1/6] have 2
> usages.

We typically don't carry APIs that no one uses (or has ever used), but
sure, that can be done separately later if anyone cares.

Johan