netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/5] igb: Convert to use devm_hwmon_device_register_with

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Date:	Mon, 25 Nov 2013 15:16:37 -0800
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
	Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>,
	Carolyn Wyborny <carolyn.wyborny@...el.com>,
	Don Skidmore <donald.c.skidmore@...el.com>,
	Greg Rose <gregory.v.rose@...el.com>,
	Nithin Nayak Sujir <nsujir@...adcom.com>,
	Michael Chan <mchan@...adcom.com>,
	e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, lm-sensors@...sensors.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] igb: Convert to use
 devm_hwmon_device_register_with_groups

On Fri, 2013-11-22 at 22:07 -0800, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> Simplify the code. Attach hwmon sysfs attributes to hwmon device
> instead of pci device. Avoid race conditions caused by attributes
> being created after registration and provide mandatory 'name'
> attribute by using new hwmon API.
> 
> Other cleanup:
> 
> Instead of allocating memory for hwmon attributes, move attributes
> and all other hwmon related data into struct hwmon_buff and allocate
> the entire structure using devm_kzalloc.
> 
> Check return value from calls to igb_add_hwmon_attr() one by one
> instead
> of logically combining them all together.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h       |    8 ++-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_hwmon.c |  100
> +++++++++++++---------------
>  2 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-)

I have added this to my queue, thanks!

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