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Driver core: Clarify device cleanup.

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Make the comments on how to use device_initialize(), device_add()
and device_register() a bit clearer - in particular, explicitly
note that put_device() must be used once we tried to add the device
to the hierarchy.

Signed-off-by: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com>
Cc: stable <stable@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
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Cornelia Huck 2008-09-03 18:26:40 +02:00 committed by Greg Kroah-Hartman
parent 9cf899d125
commit 5739411acb
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@ -523,11 +523,16 @@ static void klist_children_put(struct klist_node *n)
* device_initialize - init device structure.
* @dev: device.
*
* This prepares the device for use by other layers,
* including adding it to the device hierarchy.
* This prepares the device for use by other layers by initializing
* its fields.
* It is the first half of device_register(), if called by
* that, though it can also be called separately, so one
* may use @dev's fields (e.g. the refcount).
* that function, though it can also be called separately, so one
* may use @dev's fields. In particular, get_device()/put_device()
* may be used for reference counting of @dev after calling this
* function.
*
* NOTE: Use put_device() to give up your reference instead of freeing
* @dev directly once you have called this function.
*/
void device_initialize(struct device *dev)
{
@ -835,9 +840,13 @@ static void device_remove_sys_dev_entry(struct device *dev)
* This is part 2 of device_register(), though may be called
* separately _iff_ device_initialize() has been called separately.
*
* This adds it to the kobject hierarchy via kobject_add(), adds it
* This adds @dev to the kobject hierarchy via kobject_add(), adds it
* to the global and sibling lists for the device, then
* adds it to the other relevant subsystems of the driver model.
*
* NOTE: _Never_ directly free @dev after calling this function, even
* if it returned an error! Always use put_device() to give up your
* reference instead.
*/
int device_add(struct device *dev)
{
@ -965,6 +974,10 @@ done:
* I.e. you should only call the two helpers separately if
* have a clearly defined need to use and refcount the device
* before it is added to the hierarchy.
*
* NOTE: _Never_ directly free @dev after calling this function, even
* if it returned an error! Always use put_device() to give up the
* reference initialized in this function instead.
*/
int device_register(struct device *dev)
{