Re: [PATCH] MIPS: Alchemy: add missing platform_set_drvdata() inau1550nd_probe()

[Brian Norris]

On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 07:35:55PM -0800, Brian Norris wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 09:14:18AM +0900, Jingoo Han wrote:
> > On Wednesday, November 27, 2013 8:50 AM, Brian Norris wrote:
> > > On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 02:18:29PM +0800, Wei Yongjun wrote:
> > > > --- a/drivers/mtd/nand/au1550nd.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/au1550nd.c
> > > > @@ -480,6 +480,8 @@ static int au1550nd_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> > > >
> > > >  	mtd_device_register(&ctx->info, pd->parts, pd->num_parts);
> > > >
> > > > +	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ctx);
> > > > +
> > > 
> > > Personally, I'd choose to call platform_set_drvdata() earlier in the
> > > probe routine (e.g., immediately after its allocation), in case we end
> > > up calling platform_get_drvdata() from some sub-routine in the future.
> > 
> > Do you mean the following?
> > But, most drivers calls platform_set_drvdata() later in the probe routine.
> 
> I wouldn't say "most." An unscientific survey seemed to show some
> variation, with no clear pattern.

I'm just pushing the original patch, since this isn't really a big
issue.

Pushed to l2-mtd.git. I reworked the $subject, since this isn't really
about MIPS at all. Thanks Wei and Jingoo.

Brian
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