Re: [PATCH] char: hw_random: bcm2835-rng: removed call to platform_set_drvdata()

From: Martin Kaiser
Date: Wed Aug 23 2023 - 07:59:04 EST


Andrei Coardos (aboutphysycs@xxxxxxxxx) wrote:

> This function call was found to be unnecessary as there is no equivalent
> platform_get_drvdata() call to access the private data of the driver. Also,
> the private data is defined in this driver, so there is no risk of it being
> accessed outside of this driver file.

You're right. The platform_get_drvdata call was removed in
4c04b3729 ("hwrng: bcm2835 - Use device managed helpers").

Reviewed-by: Martin Kaiser <martin@xxxxxxxxx>