Re: [PATCH v6 3/6] interconnect: icc-clk: Add devm_icc_clk_register

From: Varadarajan Narayanan
Date: Tue Apr 02 2024 - 07:23:25 EST


On Tue, Apr 02, 2024 at 02:16:56PM +0300, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Apr 2024 at 14:02, Varadarajan Narayanan
> <quic_varada@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 02, 2024 at 01:48:08PM +0300, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> > > On Tue, 2 Apr 2024 at 13:40, Dmitry Baryshkov
> > > <dmitry.baryshkov@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, 2 Apr 2024 at 13:34, Varadarajan Narayanan
> > > > <quic_varada@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Wrap icc_clk_register to create devm_icc_clk_register to be
> > > > > able to release the resources properly.
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Varadarajan Narayanan <quic_varada@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > ---
> > > > > v5: Introduced devm_icc_clk_register
> > > > > ---
> > > > > drivers/interconnect/icc-clk.c | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > > include/linux/interconnect-clk.h | 4 ++++
> > > > > 2 files changed, 33 insertions(+)
> > > >
> > > > Reviewed-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > Wait. Actually,
> > >
> > > Unreviewed-by: me
> > >
> > > Please return int from devm_icc_clk_register instead of returning the pointer.
> >
> > Wouldn't returning int break the general assumption that
> > devm_foo(), returns the same type as foo(). For example
> > devm_clk_hw_get_clk and clk_hw_get_clk return struct clk *?
>
> Not always. The only reason to return icc_provider was to make it
> possible to destroy it. With devres-managed function you don't have to
> do anything.

Ok. Will change as follows

return prov; -> return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(prov);

Thanks
Varada