Re: [PATCH V5 06/20] platform/x86/intel/vsec: Add intel_vsec_register

[Ilpo Järvinen]

On Wed, 22 Nov 2023, David E. Box wrote:

> From: Gayatri Kammela <gayatri.kammela@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Add and export intel_vsec_register() to allow the registration of Intel
> extended capabilities from other drivers. Add check to look for memory
> conflicts before registering a new capability. Add a parent field to
> intel_vsec_platform_info to allow specifying the parent device for
> device managed cleanup.

Please also explain here why the usual parent relationships are not enough
in this case and you need to store it.

> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/vsec.h b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/vsec.h
> index 8b9fad170503..bb8b6452df70 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/vsec.h
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/vsec.h
> @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ enum intel_vsec_quirks {
>  
>  /* Platform specific data */
>  struct intel_vsec_platform_info {
> +	struct device *parent;
>  	struct intel_vsec_header **headers;
>  	unsigned long caps;
>  	unsigned long quirks;

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