[PATCH] software node: Handle software node injection to an existing device properly

From: Heikki Krogerus
Date: Mon Jun 21 2021 - 06:31:51 EST


Interim, work-in-progress.

Signed-off-by: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/base/swnode.c | 16 ++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/base/swnode.c b/drivers/base/swnode.c
index 3cc11b813f28c..33c8f31dbab4f 100644
--- a/drivers/base/swnode.c
+++ b/drivers/base/swnode.c
@@ -1045,7 +1045,15 @@ int device_add_software_node(struct device *dev, const struct software_node *nod
}

set_secondary_fwnode(dev, &swnode->fwnode);
- software_node_notify(dev, KOBJ_ADD);
+
+ /*
+ * In some special cases the software node has to be injected to an
+ * already existing device. In these cases software_node_node() has to
+ * be called separate from here. Using the device name here to check was
+ * the device already added or not.
+ */
+ if (dev_name(dev))
+ software_node_notify(dev, KOBJ_ADD);

return 0;
}
@@ -1065,7 +1073,8 @@ void device_remove_software_node(struct device *dev)
if (!swnode)
return;

- software_node_notify(dev, KOBJ_REMOVE);
+ if (dev_name(dev))
+ software_node_notify(dev, KOBJ_REMOVE);
set_secondary_fwnode(dev, NULL);
kobject_put(&swnode->kobj);
}
@@ -1119,8 +1128,7 @@ int software_node_notify(struct device *dev, unsigned long action)

switch (action) {
case KOBJ_ADD:
- ret = sysfs_create_link_nowarn(&dev->kobj, &swnode->kobj,
- "software_node");
+ ret = sysfs_create_link(&dev->kobj, &swnode->kobj, "software_node");
if (ret)
break;

--
2.30.2


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