linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/9] serdev: Allow passing the serdev device name to serdev_device

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Message-ID: <7053dfed-5eff-7182-bc85-0437a4074c82@linux.intel.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:41:37 +0200 (EET)
From: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com>
To: Manivannan Sadhasivam <manivannan.sadhasivam@....qualcomm.com>
cc: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, 
    Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, 
    Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>, Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>, 
    Nicolas Schier <nicolas.schier@...ux.dev>, 
    Hans de Goede <hansg@...nel.org>, Mark Pearson <mpearson-lenovo@...ebb.ca>, 
    "Derek J. Clark" <derekjohn.clark@...il.com>, 
    Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@...nel.org>, 
    Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>, 
    Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>, 
    Luiz Augusto von Dentz <luiz.dentz@...il.com>, 
    Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>, 
    linux-serial <linux-serial@...r.kernel.org>, 
    LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, 
    platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, 
    devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, 
    linux-bluetooth@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, 
    Stephan Gerhold <stephan.gerhold@...aro.org>, 
    Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@....qualcomm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/9] serdev: Allow passing the serdev device name to
 serdev_device_add()

On Wed, 12 Nov 2025, Manivannan Sadhasivam via B4 Relay wrote:

> From: Manivannan Sadhasivam <manivannan.sadhasivam@....qualcomm.com>
> 
> Instead of always setting the serdev device name from 'struct device' name,
> allow the callers to pass an optional name and set it as the serdev device
> name.
> 
> This will be used by the future callers passing the serdev device ID as the
> name.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Manivannan Sadhasivam <manivannan.sadhasivam@....qualcomm.com>
> ---
>  drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-uart-backlight.c             |  2 +-
>  .../platform/x86/lenovo/yoga-tab2-pro-1380-fastcharger.c    |  2 +-
>  drivers/platform/x86/x86-android-tablets/core.c             |  2 +-
>  drivers/tty/serdev/core.c                                   | 13 +++++++++----
>  include/linux/serdev.h                                      |  2 +-
>  5 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-uart-backlight.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-uart-backlight.c
> index f323a667dc2d2c7dec9fb284515bc3b6b984b7b9..f076cfac2bc5ec14899d6622d084bae2ffecfa3c 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-uart-backlight.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-uart-backlight.c
> @@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ static int dell_uart_bl_pdev_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  	if (!serdev)
>  		return -ENOMEM;
>  
> -	ret = serdev_device_add(serdev);
> +	ret = serdev_device_add(serdev, NULL);
>  	if (ret) {
>  		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "error %d adding serdev\n", ret);
>  		serdev_device_put(serdev);
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/yoga-tab2-pro-1380-fastcharger.c b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/yoga-tab2-pro-1380-fastcharger.c
> index 8551ab4d2c7dbc3a8d0b2f50071d4460a3ee65e9..5e568fe1162d1563183713f8d5c71c59ff7667a1 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/yoga-tab2-pro-1380-fastcharger.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo/yoga-tab2-pro-1380-fastcharger.c
> @@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static int yt2_1380_fc_pdev_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  	/* The fwnode is a managed node, so it will be auto-put on serdev_device_put() */
>  	fwnode_handle_get(dev_fwnode(&serdev->dev));
>  
> -	ret = serdev_device_add(serdev);
> +	ret = serdev_device_add(serdev, NULL);
>  	if (ret) {
>  		serdev_device_put(serdev);
>  		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret, "adding serdev\n");
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/x86-android-tablets/core.c b/drivers/platform/x86/x86-android-tablets/core.c
> index 6588fae303562b7dc9a1a8d281b167e44f0d3e84..96140f5d4f79240f44cb4530ee63777f783c6aaf 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/x86-android-tablets/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/x86-android-tablets/core.c
> @@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ static __init int x86_instantiate_serdev(const struct x86_dev_info *dev_info, in
>  	ACPI_COMPANION_SET(&serdev->dev, serdev_adev);
>  	acpi_device_set_enumerated(serdev_adev);
>  
> -	ret = serdev_device_add(serdev);
> +	ret = serdev_device_add(serdev, NULL);
>  	if (ret) {
>  		dev_err(&serdev->dev, "error %d adding serdev\n", ret);
>  		serdev_device_put(serdev);
> diff --git a/drivers/tty/serdev/core.c b/drivers/tty/serdev/core.c
> index 2b5582cd5063a87c9a6c99f83a8ab071637eae57..76b89dd0720f89dbe34e205b905ef24d9f94d770 100644
> --- a/drivers/tty/serdev/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/tty/serdev/core.c
> @@ -121,14 +121,19 @@ static int serdev_device_match(struct device *dev, const struct device_driver *d
>  /**
>   * serdev_device_add() - add a device previously constructed via serdev_device_alloc()
>   * @serdev:	serdev_device to be added
> + * @name:	name of the serdev device (optional)
>   */
> -int serdev_device_add(struct serdev_device *serdev)
> +int serdev_device_add(struct serdev_device *serdev, const char *name)
> +
>  {
>  	struct serdev_controller *ctrl = serdev->ctrl;
>  	struct device *parent = serdev->dev.parent;
>  	int err;
>  
> -	dev_set_name(&serdev->dev, "%s-%d", dev_name(parent), serdev->nr);
> +	if (name)
> +		dev_set_name(&serdev->dev, "%s", name);
> +	else
> +		dev_set_name(&serdev->dev, "%s-%d", dev_name(parent), serdev->nr);
>  
>  	/* Only a single slave device is currently supported. */
>  	if (ctrl->serdev) {
> @@ -544,7 +549,7 @@ static int of_serdev_register_devices(struct serdev_controller *ctrl)
>  
>  		device_set_node(&serdev->dev, of_fwnode_handle(node));
>  
> -		err = serdev_device_add(serdev);
> +		err = serdev_device_add(serdev, NULL);
>  		if (err) {
>  			dev_err(&serdev->dev,
>  				"failure adding device. status %pe\n",
> @@ -692,7 +697,7 @@ static acpi_status acpi_serdev_register_device(struct serdev_controller *ctrl,
>  	ACPI_COMPANION_SET(&serdev->dev, adev);
>  	acpi_device_set_enumerated(adev);
>  
> -	err = serdev_device_add(serdev);
> +	err = serdev_device_add(serdev, NULL);
>  	if (err) {
>  		dev_err(&serdev->dev,
>  			"failure adding ACPI serdev device. status %pe\n",
> diff --git a/include/linux/serdev.h b/include/linux/serdev.h
> index ee42e293445d928a311bd3c120e609214f89a5dd..3b87909b199af74d619b4fe548c5c9c994e7bc15 100644
> --- a/include/linux/serdev.h
> +++ b/include/linux/serdev.h
> @@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static inline void serdev_controller_put(struct serdev_controller *ctrl)
>  }
>  
>  struct serdev_device *serdev_device_alloc(struct serdev_controller *);
> -int serdev_device_add(struct serdev_device *);
> +int serdev_device_add(struct serdev_device *serdev, const char *name);
>  void serdev_device_remove(struct serdev_device *);
>  
>  struct serdev_controller *serdev_controller_alloc(struct device *host,
> 
> 

Acked-by: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com>

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