Re: [PATCH] of: Document exactly what of_find_node_by_name() puts
From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Fri Nov 10 2017 - 21:12:53 EST
On 11/10/2017 05:45 PM, Stephen Boyd wrote:
> It isn't clear if this function of_node_put()s the 'from'
> argument, or the node it finds in the search. Clearly indicate
> which variable is touched.
>
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Boyd <sboyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/of/base.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
> index 63897531cd75..602c5d65734a 100644
> --- a/drivers/of/base.c
> +++ b/drivers/of/base.c
> @@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_find_node_opts_by_path);> * @from: The node to start searching from or NULL, the node
* @from: The node to start searching from or %NULL; the node
> * you pass will not be searched, only the next one
> * will; typically, you pass what the previous call
* will. Typically, you pass what the previous call
> - * returned. of_node_put() will be called on it
> + * returned. of_node_put() will be called on @from.
> * @name: The name string to match against
> *
> * Returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, use
>
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~Randy