Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753103AbbBQWQn (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Feb 2015 17:16:43 -0500 Received: from gate.crashing.org ([63.228.1.57]:60129 "EHLO gate.crashing.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752496AbbBQWQl (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Feb 2015 17:16:41 -0500 Message-ID: <1424211372.21410.104.camel@kernel.crashing.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] drivers/core/of: Add symlink to device-tree from devices with an OF node From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt To: Greg Kroah-Hartman Cc: Rob Herring , Grant Likely , Olof Johansson , "devicetree@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , Arnd Bergmann Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 09:16:12 +1100 In-Reply-To: <20150217150919.GA18008@kroah.com> References: <1424059156.21410.38.camel@kernel.crashing.org> <20150217150919.GA18008@kroah.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Mailer: Evolution 3.12.7-0ubuntu1 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2218 Lines: 71 On Tue, 2015-02-17 at 07:09 -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > > > > Doesn't this need sysfs documentation? > > Yes it does. Ok, will do. > > > Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt > > > > I don't mind applying, but this is Greg's code. > > > > Rob > > > > > --- > > > drivers/base/core.c | 8 ++++++++ > > > 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c > > > index 97e2baf..61ef574 100644 > > > --- a/drivers/base/core.c > > > +++ b/drivers/base/core.c > > > @@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ static int device_add_attrs(struct device *dev) > > > { > > > struct class *class = dev->class; > > > const struct device_type *type = dev->type; > > > + struct device_node *of_node; > > > int error; > > > > > > if (class) { > > > @@ -493,6 +494,13 @@ static int device_add_attrs(struct device *dev) > > > goto err_remove_dev_groups; > > > } > > > > > > + of_node = dev_of_node(dev); > > > + if (of_node) { > > > + error = sysfs_create_link(&dev->kobj, &of_node->kobj, "of_node"); > > > + if (error) > > > + dev_warn(dev, "Error %d creating of_node link\n", error); > > > + } > > You don't clean up the link when the device is removed? Hrm, I suppose I do :-) > And why do it here and not in device_add_class_symlinks() like all other > devices do? Well, device_add_class_symlinks() had "class" in the name so I (incorrectly) assumed that was for class related stuff, but I see that the parent pointer is there too. Also originally my patch was adding an attribute and got turned into a symlink later. I'll move it. Cheers, Ben. > thanks, > > greg k-h > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/