Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] driver core: platform: use generic driver_override infrastructure

From: Frank Li

Date: Tue Mar 03 2026 - 16:07:39 EST


From: Frank Li (AI-BOT) <frank.li@xxxxxxx>

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> @@ -25,10 +25,12 @@ static int platform_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
> {
> struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
> struct platform_driver *pdrv = to_platform_driver(drv);
> + int ret;
>
> /* When driver_override is set, only bind to the matching driver */
> - if (pdev->driver_override)
> - return !strcmp(pdev->driver_override, drv->name);
> + ret = device_match_driver_override(dev, drv);
> + if (ret >= 0)
> + return ret;

Good: centralizes locking logic. Verify device_match_driver_override()
handles -1 return for "not set" case consistently across all callers.

> @@ -603,7 +603,6 @@ static void platform_device_release(struct device *dev)
> kfree(pa->pdev.dev.platform_data);
> kfree(pa->pdev.mfd_cell);
> kfree(pa->pdev.resource);
> - kfree(pa->pdev.driver_override);

Correct: driver_override now managed by generic infrastructure, not
platform_device. Ensure device_release() in driver-core handles cleanup.

> -static ssize_t driver_override_show(struct device *dev,
> - struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
> -{
> - struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
> - ssize_t len;
> -
> - device_lock(dev);
> - len = sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", pdev->driver_override);
> - device_unlock(dev);
> -
> - return len;
> -}

Good: removes duplicate sysfs attribute. Verify generic implementation
in device-core provides equivalent locking and sysfs_emit() behavior.

> @@ -1377,10 +1347,12 @@ static int platform_match(struct device *dev, const struct device_driver *drv)
> {
> struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
> struct platform_driver *pdrv = to_platform_driver(drv);
> + int ret;
>
> /* When driver_override is set, only bind to the matching driver */
> - if (pdev->driver_override)
> - return !strcmp(pdev->driver_override, drv->name);
> + ret = device_match_driver_override(dev, drv);
> + if (ret >= 0)
> + return ret;

Same pattern as arch/sh. Consistent refactoring across platform code.

> + .driver_override = true,

Verify this flag is documented in struct bus_type definition and that
all bus_type users expecting driver_override support have this set.

> - if (pdev->driver_override)
> + if (device_has_driver_override(&pdev->dev))

Good: accessor function prevents direct field access. Confirm
device_has_driver_override() is properly exported and inlined where
needed for performance.

> - ret = driver_set_override(&pdev->dev, &pdev->driver_override,
> - "imx-scu-clk", strlen("imx-scu-clk"));
> + ret = device_set_driver_override(&pdev->dev, "imx-scu-clk");

Good: removes strlen() call; generic function should handle length
internally. Verify no callers relied on old signature.

> - pdev_sec->driver_override = kstrdup("samsung-i2s", GFP_KERNEL);
> - if (!pdev_sec->driver_override) {
> + ret = device_set_driver_override(&pdev_sec->dev, "samsung