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From: Greg KH <gregkh@suse.de>
To: Kyle McMartin <kyle@mcmartin.ca>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-parisc@vger.kernel.org,
	Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 56/64] parisc: remove driver_data direct access of struct device
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:25:24 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090616162524.GF26879@suse.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20090616151524.GA15952@bombadil.infradead.org>

On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 11:15:24AM -0400, Kyle McMartin wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 10:46:45PM -0700, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > In the near future, the driver core is going to not allow direct access
> > to the driver_data pointer in struct device.  Instead, the functions
> > dev_get_drvdata() and dev_set_drvdata() should be used.  These functions
> > have been around since the beginning, so are backwards compatible with
> > all older kernel versions.
> > 
> > Cc: linux-parisc@vger.kernel.org
> > Cc: Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>
> > Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
> 
> Acked-by: Kyle McMartin <kyle@mcmartin.ca>
> 
> Do you want to push it along with the rest of them, or would you like me
> to apply it?

This was sent a while ago, and is going to Linus right now.  So if you
want to also add it to your tree, so that it is sure to not get lost,
that is fine with me :)

thanks,

greg k-h

  reply	other threads:[~2009-06-16 16:30 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 73+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-06-16  5:13 [GIT PATCH] driver core patches for 2.6.30-git Greg KH
2009-06-16  5:45 ` [PATCH 01/64] driver core: set default SYSFS_DEPRECATED=n Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-24 15:02   ` Pavel Machek
2009-06-16  5:45 ` [PATCH 02/64] sched: delayed cleanup of user_struct Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:45 ` [PATCH 03/64] Driver Core: Warn driver authors about adding device attributes Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:45 ` [PATCH 04/64] Sysfs: fix possible memleak in sysfs_follow_link Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:45 ` [PATCH 05/64] driver core: firmware_class: replace kfree(dev) with put_device(dev) Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:45 ` [PATCH 06/64] driver core: add BUS_NOTIFY_UNBOUND_DRIVER event Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:45 ` [PATCH 07/64] driver core: Const-correct platform getbyname functions Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:45 ` [PATCH 08/64] debugfs: dont stop on first failed recursive delete Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:45 ` [PATCH 09/64] Driver core: fix comment for device_attach() Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:45 ` [PATCH 10/64] kobject: make kset_create check kobject_set_name return value Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 11/64] driver-core: make sysdev_class_register " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 12/64] debugfs: fix docbook error Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 13/64] driver core: synchronize device shutdown Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 14/64] kobject: samples: make SAMPLE_KOBJECT module-only Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 15/64] driver core: fix documentation of request_firmware_nowait Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 16/64] firmware: allocate firmware id dynamically Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 17/64] firmware: atm/ueagle-atm: prepare for FIRMWARE_NAME_MAX removal Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 18/64] firmware: tuners/xc2028: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 19/64] firmware: dvb/dvb-usb: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 20/64] firmware: pcmcia/ds: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 21/64] firmware: wireless/libertas: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 22/64] firmware: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 23/64] firmware: remove broken example files Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 24/64] driver core: fix gcc 4.3.3 warnings about string literals Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 25/64] Driver Core: add nodename callbacks Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 26/64] Driver Core: misc: add nodename support for misc devices Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 27/64] Driver Core: usb: add nodename support for usb drivers Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 28/64] Driver Core: block: add nodename support for block drivers Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 29/64] Driver Core: x86: add nodename for cpuid and msr drivers Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 30/64] Driver Core: dvb: add nodename for dvb drivers Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 31/64] Driver Core: input: add nodename for input drivers Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 32/64] Driver Core: sound: add nodename for sound drivers Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 33/64] Driver Core: raw: add nodename for raw devices Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 34/64] Driver Core: drm: add nodename for drm devices Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 35/64] Driver Core: aoe: add nodename for aoe devices Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 36/64] Driver Core: bsg: add nodename for bsg driver Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 37/64] eisa: remove driver_data direct access of struct device Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 38/64] firewire: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 39/64] ide: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 40/64] ieee1394: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 41/64] infiniband: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 42/64] input: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 43/64] media: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 44/64] mfd: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 45/64] PCIE: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16 17:13   ` Jesse Barnes
2009-06-16 17:17     ` Greg KH
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 46/64] pcmcia: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 47/64] scsi: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 48/64] thermal: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 49/64] xen block: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 50/64] hvcs: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 51/64] ibmvscsi: gadget: at91_udc: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 52/64] infiniband: ehca: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 53/64] ipmi: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 54/64] mips: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  9:31   ` Ralf Baechle
2009-06-16 16:25     ` Greg KH
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 55/64] of_serial: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 56/64] parisc: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16 15:15   ` Kyle McMartin
2009-06-16 16:25     ` Greg KH [this message]
2009-06-16 17:24       ` Kyle McMartin
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 57/64] parport: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 58/64] s390: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 59/64] block/ps3: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 60/64] uml: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 61/64] usb: gadget: at91_udc: " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 62/64] xen: remove driver_data direct access of struct device from more drivers Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 63/64] debugfs: Fix terminology inconsistency of dir name to mount debugfs filesystem Greg Kroah-Hartman
2009-06-16  5:46 ` [PATCH 64/64] debugfs: use specified mode to possibly mark files read/write only Greg Kroah-Hartman

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