Re: [PATCH net-next v04 06/14] hinic3: Nic_io initialization

[Vadim Fedorenko <vadim.fedorenko@linux.dev>]

On 05/09/2025 09:28, Fan Gong wrote:
> Add nic_io initialization to enable NIC service, initialize function table
> and negotiate activation of NIC features.

[...]

> +static DEFINE_IDA(hinic3_adev_ida);
> +
> +static int hinic3_adev_idx_alloc(void)
> +{
> +	return ida_alloc(&hinic3_adev_ida, GFP_KERNEL);
> +}
> +
> +static void hinic3_adev_idx_free(int id)
> +{
> +	ida_free(&hinic3_adev_ida, id);
> +}
> +
>   int hinic3_init_hwdev(struct pci_dev *pdev)
>   {
>   	struct hinic3_pcidev *pci_adapter = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
> @@ -451,6 +463,7 @@ int hinic3_init_hwdev(struct pci_dev *pdev)
>   	hwdev->pdev = pci_adapter->pdev;
>   	hwdev->dev = &pci_adapter->pdev->dev;
>   	hwdev->func_state = 0;
> +	hwdev->dev_id = hinic3_adev_idx_alloc();

Why do you need dev_id? It's not used anywhere in the patchset. The
commit doesn't explain it neither...