Re: [PATCH] of: Document exactly what of_find_node_by_name() puts

From: Rob Herring
Date: Fri Nov 17 2017 - 09:08:50 EST


On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 8:44 PM, Stephen Boyd <sboyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 11/10, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> On 11/10/2017 05:45 PM, Stephen Boyd wrote:
>> > It isn't clear if this function of_node_put()s the 'from'
>> > argument, or the node it finds in the search. Clearly indicate
>> > which variable is touched.
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Stephen Boyd <sboyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > ---
>> > drivers/of/base.c | 2 +-
>> > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>> >
>> > diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
>> > index 63897531cd75..602c5d65734a 100644
>> > --- a/drivers/of/base.c
>> > +++ b/drivers/of/base.c
>> > @@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_find_node_opts_by_path);> * @from: The node to start searching from or NULL, the node
>>
>> * @from: The node to start searching from or %NULL; the node
>>
>> > * you pass will not be searched, only the next one
>> > * will; typically, you pass what the previous call
>>
>> * will. Typically, you pass what the previous call
>>
>
> Rob, do you want me to fold this in?

Yes, please.

Rob