RE: [PATCH V4 04/12] misc: xilinx_sdfec: Add open, close and ioctl

From: Dragan Cvetic
Date: Thu Jun 06 2019 - 14:22:30 EST




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday 6 June 2019 14:26
> To: Dragan Cvetic <draganc@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: arnd@xxxxxxxx; Michal Simek <michals@xxxxxxxxxx>; linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; robh+dt@xxxxxxxxxx;
> mark.rutland@xxxxxxx; devicetree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Derek Kiernan <dkiernan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH V4 04/12] misc: xilinx_sdfec: Add open, close and ioctl
>
> On Sat, May 25, 2019 at 12:37:17PM +0100, Dragan Cvetic wrote:
> > Add char device interface per DT node present and support
> > file operations:
> > - open(),
> > - close(),
> > - unlocked_ioctl(),
> > - compat_ioctl().
> >
> > Tested-by: Dragan Cvetic <dragan.cvetic@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Derek Kiernan <derek.kiernan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Dragan Cvetic <dragan.cvetic@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/misc/xilinx_sdfec.c | 57 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
> > include/uapi/misc/xilinx_sdfec.h | 4 +++
> > 2 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/misc/xilinx_sdfec.c b/drivers/misc/xilinx_sdfec.c
> > index ff32d29..740b487 100644
> > --- a/drivers/misc/xilinx_sdfec.c
> > +++ b/drivers/misc/xilinx_sdfec.c
> > @@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ struct xsdfec_clks {
> > * @regs: device physical base address
> > * @dev: pointer to device struct
> > * @config: Configuration of the SDFEC device
> > - * @open_count: Count of char device being opened
>
> Why is this removed here? You don't add something in one patch and then
> remove it in a later one if it's never needed :)

Accepted.
Will be removed from previous patches.

>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h