[PATCH RFC 1/2] drivers/base: permit base components to omit the bind/unbind ops

[linux@arm.linux.org.uk (Russell King - ARM Linux)]

On Fri, Feb 07, 2014 at 04:55:00PM +0100, Jean-Francois Moine wrote:
> Some simple components don't need to do any specific action on
> bind to / unbind from a master component.
> 
> This patch permits such components to omit the bind/unbind
> operations.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jean-Francois Moine <moinejf@free.fr>
> ---
>  drivers/base/component.c | 9 +++++++--
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/base/component.c b/drivers/base/component.c
> index c53efe6..0a39d7a 100644
> --- a/drivers/base/component.c
> +++ b/drivers/base/component.c
> @@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ static void component_unbind(struct component *component,
>  {
>  	WARN_ON(!component->bound);
>  
> -	component->ops->unbind(component->dev, master->dev, data);
> +	if (component->ops)
> +		component->ops->unbind(component->dev, master->dev, data);
>  	component->bound = false;
>  
>  	/* Release all resources claimed in the binding of this component */
> @@ -274,7 +275,11 @@ static int component_bind(struct component *component, struct master *master,
>  	dev_dbg(master->dev, "binding %s (ops %ps)\n",
>  		dev_name(component->dev), component->ops);
>  
> -	ret = component->ops->bind(component->dev, master->dev, data);
> +	if (component->ops)
> +		ret = component->ops->bind(component->dev, master->dev, data);
> +	else
> +		ret = 0;
> +

NAK.  If this is done, there's absolutely no point to this code.

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