[PATCH v2 2/4] software node: allow passing reference args to PROPERTY_ENTRY_REF

Dmitry Torokhov
2026-03-30T02:28:00Z

When dynamically creating software nodes and properties for subsequent
use with software_node_register() current implementation of
PROPERTY_ENTRY_REF is not suitable because it creates a temporary
instance of struct software_node_ref_args on stack which will later
disappear, and software_node_register() only does shallow copy of
properties.

Fix this by allowing to pass address of reference arguments structure
directly into PROPERTY_ENTRY_REF(), so that caller can manage lifetime
of the object properly.

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
---
include/linux/property.h | 9 ++++++++-
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/property.h b/include/linux/property.h
index e30ef23a9af3..942657e76993 100644
--- a/include/linux/property.h
+++ b/include/linux/property.h
@@ -471,12 +471,19 @@ struct property_entry {
#define PROPERTY_ENTRY_STRING(_name_, _val_) \
__PROPERTY_ENTRY_ELEMENT(_name_, str, STRING, _val_)

+#define __PROPERTY_ENTRY_REF_ARGS(_ref_, ...) \
+ _Generic(_ref_, \
+ const struct software_node_ref_args *: _ref_, \
+ struct software_node_ref_args *: _ref_, \
+ default: &SOFTWARE_NODE_REFERENCE(_ref_, \
+ ##__VA_ARGS__))
+
#define PROPERTY_ENTRY_REF(_name_, _ref_, ...) \
(struct property_entry) { \
.name = _name_, \
.length = sizeof(struct software_node_ref_args), \
.type = DEV_PROP_REF, \
- { .pointer = &SOFTWARE_NODE_REFERENCE(_ref_, ##__VA_ARGS__), }, \
+ { .pointer = __PROPERTY_ENTRY_REF_ARGS(_ref_, ##__VA_ARGS__) }, \
}

#define PROPERTY_ENTRY_BOOL(_name_) \

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