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From: Andy Shevchenko <andy@kernel.org>
To: Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@gmail.com>
Cc: "Uwe Kleine-König" <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>,
	linux-pwm@vger.kernel.org, kernel@pengutronix.de,
	"Bartosz Golaszewski" <brgl@bgdev.pl>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 100/101] pwm: Ensure the memory backing a PWM chip isn't freed while used
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2023 16:35:02 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <ZSANBvD8wVk43xaF@smile.fi.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ZR__enSpj7_TBcrj@orome.fritz.box>

On Fri, Oct 06, 2023 at 02:37:14PM +0200, Thierry Reding wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 08, 2023 at 07:19:30PM +0200, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:

[...]

> For cases where pwmchip_release() needs to do more than just free the
> memory, we could add a new pwm_ops.release callback that drivers can
> implement if needed.

Definitely not the best idea. Many drivers want to have PM runtime to
be called, or clocks to be handled (and w/o devm it makes it a lot
more verbose and prone to ordering issues with subtle bugs that may
appear 1 per 10 years.

So, I'm definitely on the Uwe's side in this discussion.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko



  parent reply	other threads:[~2023-10-06 13:35 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 129+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-08-08 17:17 [PATCH v1 000/101] pwm: Fix lifetime issues for pwm_chips Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:17 ` [PATCH v1 001/101] pwm: Provide devm_pwmchip_alloc() function Uwe Kleine-König
2023-10-06  9:23   ` Thierry Reding
2023-10-06 10:56     ` Uwe Kleine-König
2023-10-06 11:08       ` Thierry Reding
2023-10-06 12:36         ` Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:17 ` [PATCH v1 002/101] pwm: ab8500: Make use of " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:17 ` [PATCH v1 003/101] pwm: apple: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:17 ` [PATCH v1 004/101] pwm: atmel-hlcdc: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:17 ` [PATCH v1 005/101] pwm: atmel: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:17 ` [PATCH v1 006/101] pwm: atmel-tcb: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:17 ` [PATCH v1 007/101] pwm: bcm2835: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:17 ` [PATCH v1 008/101] pwm: bcm-iproc: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:17 ` [PATCH v1 009/101] pwm: bcm-kona: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 010/101] pwm: berlin: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 011/101] pwm: brcmstb: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 012/101] pwm: clk: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 013/101] pwm: clps711x: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 014/101] pwm: crc: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 015/101] pwm: cros-ec: Change prototype of helper to prepare further changes Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 016/101] pwm: cros-ec: Make use of devm_pwmchip_alloc() function Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 017/101] pwm: dwc: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 018/101] pwm: ep93xx: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 019/101] pwm: fsl-ftm: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 020/101] pwm: hibvt: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 021/101] pwm: img: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 022/101] pwm: imx1: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 023/101] pwm: imx27: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 024/101] pwm: imx-tpm: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 025/101] pwm: intel-lgm: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 026/101] pwm: iqs620a: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 027/101] pwm: jz4740: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 028/101] pwm: keembay: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 029/101] pwm: lp3943: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 030/101] pwm: lpc18xx-sct: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 031/101] pwm: lpc32xx: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 032/101] pwm: lpss-*: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 033/101] pwm: mediatek: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 034/101] pwm: meson: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 035/101] pwm: microchip-core: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 036/101] pwm: mtk-disp: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 037/101] pwm: mxs: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 038/101] pwm: ntxec: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 039/101] pwm: omap-dmtimer: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 040/101] pwm: pca9685: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 041/101] pwm: pxa: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 042/101] pwm: raspberrypi-poe: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 043/101] pwm: rcar: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 044/101] pwm: renesas-tpu: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 045/101] pwm: rockchip: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 046/101] pwm: rz-mtu3: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 047/101] pwm: samsung: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 048/101] pwm: sifive: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 049/101] pwm: sl28cpld: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 050/101] pwm: spear: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 051/101] pwm: sprd: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 052/101] pwm: sti: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 053/101] pwm: stm32-lp: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 054/101] pwm: stm32: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 055/101] pwm: stmpe: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 056/101] pwm: sun4i: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 057/101] pwm: sunplus: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 058/101] pwm: tegra: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 059/101] pwm: tiecap: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 060/101] pwm: tiehrpwm: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 061/101] pwm: twl-led: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 062/101] pwm: twl: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 063/101] pwm: visconti: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 064/101] pwm: vt8500: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 065/101] pwm: xilinx: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 066/101] gpio: mvebu: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 067/101] drm/bridge: ti-sn65dsi86: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 068/101] leds: qcom-lpg: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:18 ` [PATCH v1 069/101] staging: greybus: pwm: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 070/101] pwm: Ensure a struct pwm have the same lifetime as its pwm_chip Uwe Kleine-König
2023-10-06  9:38   ` Thierry Reding
2023-10-06 11:04     ` Uwe Kleine-König
2023-10-06 11:16       ` Thierry Reding
2023-10-06 17:04         ` Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 071/101] pwm: ab8500: Store parent device in driver data Uwe Kleine-König
2023-10-06  9:41   ` Thierry Reding
2023-10-06 11:09     ` Uwe Kleine-König
2023-10-06 11:20       ` Thierry Reding
2023-10-06 21:16         ` Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 072/101] pwm: atmel: Stop using struct pwm_chip::dev Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 073/101] pwm: dwc: Store parent device in driver data Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 074/101] pwm: ep93xx: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 075/101] pwm: fsl-ftm: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 076/101] pwm: img: Make use of parent device pointer " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 077/101] pwm: imx27: Store parent device " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 078/101] pwm: jz4740: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 079/101] pwm: lpc18xx-sct: Make use of parent device pointer " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 080/101] pwm: lpss: Store parent device " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:49   ` Andy Shevchenko
2023-08-09  6:10     ` Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 081/101] pwm: mediatek: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 082/101] pwm: meson: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 083/101] pwm: mtk-disp: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 084/101] pwm: omap: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 085/101] pwm: pca9685: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 086/101] pwm: raspberrypi-poe: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 087/101] pwm: rcar: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 088/101] pwm: rz-mtu3: Make use of parent device pointer " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 089/101] pwm: samsung: Store parent device " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 090/101] pwm: sifive: Make use of parent device pointer " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 091/101] pwm: stm32: Store parent device " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 092/101] pwm: stmpe: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 093/101] pwm: sun4i: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 094/101] pwm: tiecap: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 095/101] pwm: tiehrpwm: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 096/101] pwm: twl: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 097/101] pwm: twl-led: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 098/101] pwm: vt8500: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 099/101] staging: greybus: pwm: " Uwe Kleine-König
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 100/101] pwm: Ensure the memory backing a PWM chip isn't freed while used Uwe Kleine-König
2023-10-06 12:37   ` Thierry Reding
2023-10-06 13:16     ` Uwe Kleine-König
2023-10-06 13:35     ` Andy Shevchenko [this message]
2023-08-08 17:19 ` [PATCH v1 101/101] pwm: Add more locking Uwe Kleine-König
2023-10-06 10:09   ` Thierry Reding
2023-10-06 11:14     ` Uwe Kleine-König
2023-09-26 10:06 ` [PATCH v1 000/101] pwm: Fix lifetime issues for pwm_chips Uwe Kleine-König
2023-10-01 11:10   ` Uwe Kleine-König
2023-10-06 10:15     ` Thierry Reding
2023-10-06 17:05       ` Uwe Kleine-König
2023-10-06  9:20 ` Thierry Reding
2023-10-06 10:41   ` Uwe Kleine-König
2023-10-06 11:50     ` Thierry Reding
2023-10-06 17:35       ` Uwe Kleine-König

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