Re: [PATCH v5 8/9] driver core: Replace dev->of_node_reused with dev_of_node_reused()

Rob Herring (Arm)
2026-04-15T22:11:01Z

On Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:23:01 -0700, Douglas Anderson wrote:
> In C, bitfields are not necessarily safe to modify from multiple
> threads without locking. Switch "of_node_reused" over to the "flags"
> field so modifications are safe.
>
> Cc: Johan Hovold <johan@kernel.org>
> Acked-by: Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
> Reviewed-by: Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel) <rafael@kernel.org>
> Reviewed-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Douglas Anderson <dianders@chromium.org>
> ---
> Not fixing any known bugs; problem is theoretical and found by code
> inspection. Change is done somewhat manually and only lightly tested
> (mostly compile-time tested).
>
> (no changes since v4)
>
> Changes in v4:
> - Use accessor functions for flags
>
> Changes in v3:
> - New
>
> drivers/base/core.c | 2 +-
> drivers/base/pinctrl.c | 2 +-
> drivers/base/platform.c | 2 +-
> drivers/net/pcs/pcs-xpcs-plat.c | 2 +-
> drivers/of/device.c | 6 +++---
> drivers/pci/of.c | 2 +-
> drivers/pci/pwrctrl/core.c | 2 +-
> drivers/regulator/bq257xx-regulator.c | 2 +-
> drivers/regulator/rk808-regulator.c | 2 +-
> drivers/tty/serial/serial_base_bus.c | 2 +-
> drivers/usb/gadget/udc/aspeed-vhub/dev.c | 2 +-
> include/linux/device.h | 7 ++++---
> 12 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
>

Reviewed-by: Rob Herring (Arm) <robh@kernel.org>