[PATCH v1 4/4] thermal: core: Allocate thermal_class statically

From: Rafael J. Wysocki

Date: Tue Mar 31 2026 - 15:28:14 EST


From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>

Define thermal_class as a static structure to simplify thermal_init().

Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c | 29 ++++++++++-------------------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -977,7 +977,10 @@ static void thermal_release(struct devic
}
}

-static struct class *thermal_class;
+static const struct class thermal_class = {
+ .name = "thermal",
+ .dev_release = thermal_release,
+};

static inline
void print_bind_err_msg(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
@@ -1070,7 +1073,7 @@ __thermal_cooling_device_register(struct
!ops->set_cur_state)
return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);

- if (!thermal_class)
+ if (!class_is_registered(&thermal_class))
return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);

cdev = kzalloc_obj(*cdev);
@@ -1094,7 +1097,7 @@ __thermal_cooling_device_register(struct
cdev->np = np;
cdev->ops = ops;
cdev->updated = false;
- cdev->device.class = thermal_class;
+ cdev->device.class = &thermal_class;
cdev->devdata = devdata;

ret = cdev->ops->get_max_state(cdev, &cdev->max_state);
@@ -1542,7 +1545,7 @@ thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(
if (polling_delay && passive_delay > polling_delay)
return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);

- if (!thermal_class)
+ if (!class_is_registered(&thermal_class))
return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);

tz = kzalloc_flex(*tz, trips, num_trips);
@@ -1578,7 +1581,7 @@ thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(
if (!tz->ops.critical)
tz->ops.critical = thermal_zone_device_critical;

- tz->device.class = thermal_class;
+ tz->device.class = &thermal_class;
tz->devdata = devdata;
tz->num_trips = num_trips;
for_each_trip_desc(tz, td) {
@@ -1900,21 +1903,9 @@ static int __init thermal_init(void)
if (result)
goto destroy_workqueue;

- thermal_class = kzalloc_obj(*thermal_class);
- if (!thermal_class) {
- result = -ENOMEM;
- goto unregister_governors;
- }
-
- thermal_class->name = "thermal";
- thermal_class->dev_release = thermal_release;
-
- result = class_register(thermal_class);
- if (result) {
- kfree(thermal_class);
- thermal_class = NULL;
+ result = class_register(&thermal_class);
+ if (result)
goto unregister_governors;
- }

return 0;