Re: [PATCH v9 2/3] reset: aspeed: register AST2700 reset auxiliary bus device

[Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org>]

On 25/02/2025 03:20, Ryan Chen wrote:
>>>>> +
>>>>> +	return devm_add_action_or_reset(clk_dev,
>>>>> +aspeed_reset_unregister_adev, adev); }
>>>>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(aspeed_reset_controller_register);
>>>>
>>>> No, you cannot export functions without users. There is no single
>>>> user of this, so this is not justified at all.
>>> My mistake, I missed patch #3 which uses it.
>>>
>>> I don't get why do you need to export this in the first place, instead
>>> of putting it in the clock driver, as usually expected. Handling child
>>> creation is logically the task of the device having children, the
>>> parent. Not the child.
>>
>> Also, consider basing this on top of:
>>
>> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250218-aux-device-create-helper-v4-0-c3d7dfdea
>> 2e6@baylibre.com/
> 
> Hello, Base on this series, I will use adev = devm_auxiliary_device_create instead addev_alloc, adev_releas.
> But it still have EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(aspeed_reset_controller_register);
> Am I right?


Why? It looks like you skipped entirely my message. It is the same over
and over - respond to people comments...



Best regards,
Krzysztof