Re: [PATCHv7 03/10] devfreq: event: Add resource-managed function for devfreq-event device

From: Chanwoo Choi
Date: Mon Jan 12 2015 - 03:55:48 EST


Dear Myungjoo,

Thanks for your review.

On 01/12/2015 05:00 PM, MyungJoo Ham wrote:
>>
>> This patch add the resource-managed function for devfreq-event device as
>> following functions. The devm_devfreq_event_add_edev() manages automatically
>> the memory of devfreq-event device using resource management.
>> - devm_devfreq_event_add_edev()
>> - devm_devfreq_event_remove_edev()
>>
>> Cc: Myungjoo Ham <myungjoo.ham@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Signed-off-by: Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> drivers/devfreq/devfreq-event.c | 63 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> include/linux/devfreq-event.h | 16 +++++++++++
>> 2 files changed, 79 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq-event.c b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq-event.c
>> index 64c1764..5301e2b 100644
>> --- a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq-event.c
>> +++ b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq-event.c
>> @@ -451,6 +451,69 @@ int devfreq_event_remove_edev(struct devfreq_event_dev *edev)
>> }
>> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devfreq_event_remove_edev);
>>
>> +static int devm_devfreq_event_match(struct device *dev, void *res, void *data)
>> +{
>> + struct devfreq_event_dev **r = res;
>> +
>> + if (WARN_ON(!r || !*r))
>> + return 0;
>> +
>> + return *r == data;
>> +}
>> +
>> +static void devm_devfreq_event_release(struct device *dev, void *res)
>> +{
>> + devfreq_event_remove_edev(*(struct devfreq_event_dev **)res);
>> +}
>
> Isn't dev-free functions supposed to check if it is already freed or not?

The devfreq_event_remove_edev() function check whether res is NULL or not.
If some instance of devfreq_event_dev is freeed, devfreq_event_remove_edev()
just return.

>
>> +
>> +/**
>> + * devm_devfreq_event_add_edev() - Resource-managed devfreq_event_add_edev()
>> + * @dev : the device owning the devfreq-event device being created
>> + * @desc : the devfreq-event device's decriptor which include essential
>> + * data for devfreq-event device.
>> + *
>> + * Note that this function manages automatically the memory of devfreq-event
>> + * device using device resource management and simplify the free operation
>> + * for memory of devfreq-event device.
>> + */
>> +struct devfreq_event_dev *devm_devfreq_event_add_edev(struct device *dev,
>> + struct devfreq_event_desc *desc)
>> +{
>> + struct devfreq_event_dev **ptr, *edev;
>> +
>> + ptr = devres_alloc(devm_devfreq_event_release, sizeof(*ptr), GFP_KERNEL);
>> + if (!ptr)
>> + return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
>> +
>> + edev = devfreq_event_add_edev(dev, desc);
>> + if (IS_ERR(edev)) {
>> + devres_free(ptr);
>> + return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
>> + }
>> +
>> + *ptr = edev;
>> + devres_add(dev, ptr);
>> +
>> + return edev;
>> +}
>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(devm_devfreq_event_add_edev);
>
> You are using GPL Symbol in this function (devres_alloc).

I'll fix it. (EXPORT_SYMBOL -> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL).

>
>> +
>> +/**
>> + * devm_devfreq_event_remove_edev()- Resource-managed devfreq_event_remove_edev()
>> + * @dev : the device owning the devfreq-event device being created
>> + * @edev : the devfreq-event device
>> + *
>> + * Note that this function manages automatically the memory of devfreq-event
>> + * device using device resource management.
>> + */
>> +void devm_devfreq_event_remove_edev(struct device *dev,
>> + struct devfreq_event_dev *edev)
>> +{
>> + WARN_ON(devres_release(dev, devm_devfreq_event_release,
>> + devm_devfreq_event_match, edev));
>> +}
>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(devm_devfreq_event_remove_edev);
>
> Here you are using GPL symbol as well (devres_release).

I'll fix it. (EXPORT_SYMBOL -> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL).

Best Regards,
Chanwoo Choi

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