Re: [patch 2.6.26-rc5] gpio: sysfs interface (updated)

[Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>]

On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 04:39:24PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:28:24 -0700
> Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 04:27:51PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > > On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:53:36 -0700
> > > David Brownell <david-b@pacbell.net> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > This adds a simple sysfs interface for GPIOs.
> > > 
> > > device_create_drvdata() has magically vanished from today's linux-next,
> > > so this code doesn't compile any more.
> > > 
> > > This:
> > > 
> > > --- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c~gpio-sysfs-interface-updated-gpio-linux-next-fixes-for-sysfs-support-fix
> > > +++ a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
> > > @@ -453,8 +453,8 @@ int gpio_export(unsigned gpio, bool dire
> > >  	if (status == 0) {
> > >  		struct device	*dev;
> > >  
> > > -		dev = device_create_drvdata(&gpio_class, desc->chip->dev, 0,
> > > -				desc, "gpio%d", gpio);
> > > +		dev = device_create(&gpio_class, desc->chip->dev, 0, desc,
> > > +					"gpio%d", gpio);
> > 
> > Should be NULL instead of 0 there, otherwise sparse will complain.
> > 
> > 
> > >  		if (dev) {
> > >  			if (direction_may_change)
> > >  				status = sysfs_create_group(&dev->kobj,
> > > @@ -537,8 +537,8 @@ static int gpiochip_export(struct gpio_c
> > >  
> > >  	/* use chip->base for the ID; it's already known to be unique */
> > >  	mutex_lock(&sysfs_lock);
> > > -	dev = device_create_drvdata(&gpio_class, chip->dev, 0, chip,
> > > -			"gpiochip%d", chip->base);
> > > +	dev = device_create(&gpio_class, chip->dev, 0, chip, "gpiochip%d",
> > > +				chip->base);
> > 
> > Same here.
> > 
> 
> And is this change safe to merge into mainline?  Or should it wait
> until device_create_drvdata-removal and any associated stuff has
> merged?

This is safe to go to mainline now, device_create() and
device_create_drvdata() are both there (they are the same thing right
now), so it is fine.

after -rc1 is out, device_create_drvdata() is going to go away.

thanks,

greg k-h