Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] MicroSemi Switchtec management interface driver

[Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 09:48:37AM -0700, Logan Gunthorpe wrote:
> Hey Greg,
> 
> Thanks so much for the review.
> 
> On 10/02/17 07:51 AM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 11:06:00AM -0700, Logan Gunthorpe wrote:
> >> +	cdev = &stdev->cdev;
> >> +	cdev_init(cdev, &switchtec_fops);
> >> +	cdev->owner = THIS_MODULE;
> >> +	cdev->kobj.parent = &dev->kobj;
> > 
> > Minor nit, the kobject in a cdev is unlike any other kobject you have
> > ever seen, don't mess with it, it's not doing anything like you think it
> > is doing.  So no need to set the parent field.
> 
> Ok, that makes sense. I'll do a v3 shortly.
> 
> I copied this from drivers/dax/dax.c so when I have a spare moment I'll
> submit a patch to remove it from there as well.
> 
> Just to make sure I get this right without extra churn: does this look
> correct?
> 
> 
>         cdev = &stdev->cdev;
>         cdev_init(cdev, &switchtec_fops);
>         cdev->owner = THIS_MODULE;
> 
>         rc = cdev_add(&stdev->cdev, dev->devt, 1);
>         if (rc)
>                 goto err_cdev;
> 
>         dev = &stdev->dev;
>         dev->devt = MKDEV(MAJOR(switchtec_devt), minor);
>         dev->class = switchtec_class;
>         dev->parent = &pdev->dev;
>         dev->groups = switchtec_device_groups;
>         dev->release = stdev_release;
>         dev_set_name(dev, "switchtec%d", minor);
> 
>         rc = device_register(dev);
>         if (rc) {
>                 cdev_del(&stdev->cdev);
>                 put_device(dev);
>                 return ERR_PTR(rc);
>         }
> 

Yes, but try it yourself to verify it really is correct :)

And it can just be an add-on patch, no need to respin a whole new
version for just that simple change, it doesn't hurt anything as-is,
it's just "not needed".

thanks,

greg k-h