[PATCH v5 2/4] iio: backend: add devm_iio_backend_get_by_index()
From: Antoniu Miclaus
Date: Thu Mar 05 2026 - 06:39:55 EST
Add a new function to get an IIO backend by its index in the
io-backends device tree property. This is useful for multi-channel
devices that have multiple backends, where looking up by index is
more straightforward than using named backends.
Extract __devm_iio_backend_fwnode_get_by_index() from the existing
__devm_iio_backend_fwnode_get(), taking the index directly as a
parameter. The new public API devm_iio_backend_get_by_index() uses
the index to find the backend reference in the io-backends property,
avoiding the need for io-backend-names.
Reviewed-by: Nuno Sá <nuno.sa@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Antoniu Miclaus <antoniu.miclaus@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v5:
- Split __free(fwnode_handle) cleanup into a separate patch
- Fix "Get's" -> "Gets" typo in kernel-doc
drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++---------
include/linux/iio/backend.h | 2 +
2 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c
index 58f7e1426095..ab56e964bce4 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c
@@ -949,25 +949,16 @@ int iio_backend_data_transfer_addr(struct iio_backend *back, u32 address)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(iio_backend_data_transfer_addr, "IIO_BACKEND");
-static struct iio_backend *__devm_iio_backend_fwnode_get(struct device *dev, const char *name,
- struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
+static struct iio_backend *
+__devm_iio_backend_fwnode_get_by_index(struct device *dev,
+ struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
+ unsigned int index)
{
+ struct fwnode_handle *fwnode_back __free(fwnode_handle) =
+ fwnode_find_reference(fwnode, "io-backends", index);
struct iio_backend *back;
- unsigned int index;
int ret;
- if (name) {
- ret = device_property_match_string(dev, "io-backend-names",
- name);
- if (ret < 0)
- return ERR_PTR(ret);
- index = ret;
- } else {
- index = 0;
- }
-
- struct fwnode_handle *fwnode_back __free(fwnode_handle) =
- fwnode_find_reference(fwnode, "io-backends", index);
if (IS_ERR(fwnode_back))
return dev_err_cast_probe(dev, fwnode_back,
"Cannot get Firmware reference\n");
@@ -981,8 +972,7 @@ static struct iio_backend *__devm_iio_backend_fwnode_get(struct device *dev, con
if (ret)
return ERR_PTR(ret);
- if (name)
- back->idx = index;
+ back->idx = index;
return back;
}
@@ -990,6 +980,24 @@ static struct iio_backend *__devm_iio_backend_fwnode_get(struct device *dev, con
return ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
}
+static struct iio_backend *__devm_iio_backend_fwnode_get(struct device *dev, const char *name,
+ struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
+{
+ unsigned int index;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (name) {
+ ret = device_property_match_string(dev, "io-backend-names", name);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ERR_PTR(ret);
+ index = ret;
+ } else {
+ index = 0;
+ }
+
+ return __devm_iio_backend_fwnode_get_by_index(dev, fwnode, index);
+}
+
/**
* devm_iio_backend_get - Device managed backend device get
* @dev: Consumer device for the backend
@@ -1006,6 +1014,24 @@ struct iio_backend *devm_iio_backend_get(struct device *dev, const char *name)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(devm_iio_backend_get, "IIO_BACKEND");
+/**
+ * devm_iio_backend_get_by_index - Device managed backend device get by index
+ * @dev: Consumer device for the backend
+ * @index: Index of the backend in the io-backends property
+ *
+ * Gets the backend at @index associated with @dev.
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
+ * A backend pointer, negative error pointer otherwise.
+ */
+struct iio_backend *devm_iio_backend_get_by_index(struct device *dev,
+ unsigned int index)
+{
+ return __devm_iio_backend_fwnode_get_by_index(dev, dev_fwnode(dev),
+ index);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(devm_iio_backend_get_by_index, "IIO_BACKEND");
+
/**
* devm_iio_backend_fwnode_get - Device managed backend firmware node get
* @dev: Consumer device for the backend
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/backend.h b/include/linux/iio/backend.h
index 7f815f3fed6a..8f18df0ca896 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/backend.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/backend.h
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ int iio_backend_extend_chan_spec(struct iio_backend *back,
struct iio_chan_spec *chan);
void *iio_backend_get_priv(const struct iio_backend *conv);
struct iio_backend *devm_iio_backend_get(struct device *dev, const char *name);
+struct iio_backend *devm_iio_backend_get_by_index(struct device *dev,
+ unsigned int index);
struct iio_backend *devm_iio_backend_fwnode_get(struct device *dev,
const char *name,
struct fwnode_handle *fwnode);
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