Re: [PATCH 2/2] sysfs: add devm_sysfs_create_group() and friends

From: Dmitry Torokhov
Date: Wed Jun 07 2017 - 13:04:54 EST


On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 09:35:45PM +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 10:53:59AM -0700, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 04:36:19PM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > > Many drivers create additional driver-specific device attributes when
> > > binding to the device and providing managed version of sysfs_create_group()
> > > will simplify unbinding and error handling in probe path for such drivers.
> > >
> > > Without managed version driver writers either have to mix manual and
> > > managed resources, which is prone to errors, or open-code this function by
> > > providing a wrapper to sysfs_create_group() and use it with
> > > devm_add_action() or devm_add_action_or_reset().
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> >
> > Greg, gentle ping...
>
> It's not lost, it's in my queue...

Another gentle ping...

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Dmitry