[PATCH 1/2] vdpa_sim_blk: switch to dynamic root device
From: Johan Hovold
Date: Fri Apr 24 2026 - 06:47:28 EST
Driver core expects devices to be dynamically allocated and will, for
example, complain loudly when no release function has been provided.
Use root_device_register() to allocate and register the root device
instead of open coding using a static device.
Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim_blk.c | 24 ++++++++----------------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim_blk.c b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim_blk.c
index b137f3679343..f70f454dde8e 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim_blk.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim_blk.c
@@ -397,14 +397,7 @@ static void vdpasim_blk_free(struct vdpasim *vdpasim)
kvfree(blk->buffer);
}
-static void vdpasim_blk_mgmtdev_release(struct device *dev)
-{
-}
-
-static struct device vdpasim_blk_mgmtdev = {
- .init_name = "vdpasim_blk",
- .release = vdpasim_blk_mgmtdev_release,
-};
+static struct device *vdpasim_blk_mgmtdev;
static int vdpasim_blk_dev_add(struct vdpa_mgmt_dev *mdev, const char *name,
const struct vdpa_dev_set_config *config)
@@ -475,7 +468,6 @@ static struct virtio_device_id id_table[] = {
};
static struct vdpa_mgmt_dev mgmt_dev = {
- .device = &vdpasim_blk_mgmtdev,
.id_table = id_table,
.ops = &vdpasim_blk_mgmtdev_ops,
};
@@ -484,12 +476,11 @@ static int __init vdpasim_blk_init(void)
{
int ret;
- ret = device_register(&vdpasim_blk_mgmtdev);
- if (ret) {
- put_device(&vdpasim_blk_mgmtdev);
- return ret;
- }
+ vdpasim_blk_mgmtdev = root_device_register("vdpasim_blk");
+ if (IS_ERR(vdpasim_blk_mgmtdev))
+ return PTR_ERR(vdpasim_blk_mgmtdev);
+ mgmt_dev.device = vdpasim_blk_mgmtdev;
ret = vdpa_mgmtdev_register(&mgmt_dev);
if (ret)
goto parent_err;
@@ -507,7 +498,8 @@ static int __init vdpasim_blk_init(void)
mgmt_dev_err:
vdpa_mgmtdev_unregister(&mgmt_dev);
parent_err:
- device_unregister(&vdpasim_blk_mgmtdev);
+ root_device_unregister(vdpasim_blk_mgmtdev);
+
return ret;
}
@@ -515,7 +507,7 @@ static void __exit vdpasim_blk_exit(void)
{
kvfree(shared_buffer);
vdpa_mgmtdev_unregister(&mgmt_dev);
- device_unregister(&vdpasim_blk_mgmtdev);
+ root_device_unregister(vdpasim_blk_mgmtdev);
}
module_init(vdpasim_blk_init)
--
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