Re: [PATCHv3 6/7] input/cma3000_d0x: Unwind reverse order of init

From: Ricardo Ribalda Delgado
Date: Tue Oct 18 2011 - 12:58:07 EST


Hello Dmitry

You are right, and also could be a good idea to init the irq, only
after the input device has been registered. Dont you think so?

Thanks

On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 18:53, Dmitry Torokhov
<dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tuesday, October 18, 2011 08:48:05 AM Ricardo Ribalda Delgado wrote:
>> Signed-off-by: Ricardo Ribalda Delgado <ricardo.ribalda@xxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  drivers/input/misc/cma3000_d0x.c |    2 +-
>>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/cma3000_d0x.c
>> b/drivers/input/misc/cma3000_d0x.c index bbda34c..96a46d4 100644
>> --- a/drivers/input/misc/cma3000_d0x.c
>> +++ b/drivers/input/misc/cma3000_d0x.c
>> @@ -459,8 +459,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(cma3000_init);
>>
>>  void cma3000_exit(struct cma3000_accl_data *data)
>>  {
>> -     free_irq(data->irq, data);
>>       input_unregister_device(data->input_dev);
>> +     free_irq(data->irq, data);
>>       kfree(data);
>>  }
>>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(cma3000_exit);
>
> No, the original is much safer. Unless you 110% sure you won't get
> an interrupt between unregistering device (which is most likely
> will free the associated data structure) and freeing irq it is
> better to leave it as is.
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Dmitry
>



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