[PATCH v3 03/11] gpio: sysfs: Remove redundant check for struct gpio_chip

From: Tzung-Bi Shih

Date: Fri Feb 13 2026 - 04:31:19 EST


gpiochip_sysfs_unregister() is only called by gpiochip_remove() where
the struct gpio_chip is ensured.

Remove the redundant check.

Signed-off-by: Tzung-Bi Shih <tzungbi@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
v3:
- Pass struct gpio_chip * only.

v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260203061059.975605-4-tzungbi@xxxxxxxxxx
- No changes.

v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260116081036.352286-9-tzungbi@xxxxxxxxxx

drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.c | 10 ++--------
drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.h | 4 ++--
drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c | 2 +-
3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.c
index cd553acf3055..97e269f30945 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.c
@@ -1048,11 +1048,11 @@ int gpiochip_sysfs_register(struct gpio_device *gdev)
return 0;
}

-void gpiochip_sysfs_unregister(struct gpio_device *gdev)
+void gpiochip_sysfs_unregister(struct gpio_chip *chip)
{
+ struct gpio_device *gdev = chip->gpiodev;
struct gpiodev_data *data;
struct gpio_desc *desc;
- struct gpio_chip *chip;

scoped_guard(mutex, &sysfs_lock) {
data = gdev_get_data(gdev);
@@ -1066,12 +1066,6 @@ void gpiochip_sysfs_unregister(struct gpio_device *gdev)
kfree(data);
}

- guard(srcu)(&gdev->srcu);
-
- chip = srcu_dereference(gdev->chip, &gdev->srcu);
- if (!chip)
- return;
-
/* unregister gpiod class devices owned by sysfs */
for_each_gpio_desc_with_flag(chip, desc, GPIOD_FLAG_SYSFS) {
gpiod_unexport(desc);
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.h b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.h
index b794b396d6a5..9ee2f9dd268f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.h
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ struct gpio_device;
#ifdef CONFIG_GPIO_SYSFS

int gpiochip_sysfs_register(struct gpio_device *gdev);
-void gpiochip_sysfs_unregister(struct gpio_device *gdev);
+void gpiochip_sysfs_unregister(struct gpio_chip *chip);

#else

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ static inline int gpiochip_sysfs_register(struct gpio_device *gdev)
return 0;
}

-static inline void gpiochip_sysfs_unregister(struct gpio_device *gdev)
+static inline void gpiochip_sysfs_unregister(struct gpio_chip *chip)
{
}

diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 1a3fd7600835..3ff57b1e51bf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ void gpiochip_remove(struct gpio_chip *gc)
struct gpio_device *gdev = gc->gpiodev;

/* FIXME: should the legacy sysfs handling be moved to gpio_device? */
- gpiochip_sysfs_unregister(gdev);
+ gpiochip_sysfs_unregister(gc);
gpiochip_free_hogs(gc);
gpiochip_free_remaining_irqs(gc);

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2.53.0.310.g728cabbaf7-goog