Re: [PATCH 2/2] drivers/core/of: Add symlink to device-tree from devices with an OF node

[Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>]

On Tue, 2015-02-17 at 07:09 -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > 
> > Doesn't this need sysfs documentation?
> 
> Yes it does.

Ok, will do.

> > > Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
> > 
> > I don't mind applying, but this is Greg's code.
> > 
> > Rob
> > 
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/base/core.c | 8 ++++++++
> > >  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
> > > index 97e2baf..61ef574 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/base/core.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/base/core.c
> > > @@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ static int device_add_attrs(struct device *dev)
> > >  {
> > >         struct class *class = dev->class;
> > >         const struct device_type *type = dev->type;
> > > +       struct device_node *of_node;
> > >         int error;
> > >
> > >         if (class) {
> > > @@ -493,6 +494,13 @@ static int device_add_attrs(struct device *dev)
> > >                         goto err_remove_dev_groups;
> > >         }
> > >
> > > +       of_node = dev_of_node(dev);
> > > +       if (of_node) {
> > > +               error = sysfs_create_link(&dev->kobj, &of_node->kobj, "of_node");
> > > +               if (error)
> > > +                       dev_warn(dev, "Error %d creating of_node link\n", error);
> > > +       }
> 
> You don't clean up the link when the device is removed?

Hrm, I suppose I do :-) 

> And why do it here and not in device_add_class_symlinks() like all other
> devices do?

Well, device_add_class_symlinks() had "class" in the name so I
(incorrectly) assumed that was for class related stuff, but I see
that the parent pointer is there too. Also originally my patch was
adding an attribute and got turned into a symlink later. I'll move
it.

Cheers,
Ben.

> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h
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