[PATCH v2 1/1] iio: core: Simplify IIO core managed APIs

From: Andy Shevchenko

Date: Fri Feb 20 2026 - 08:30:23 EST


Use devm_add_action_or_reset() instead of devres_alloc() and
devres_add(), which works the same. This will simplify the
code. There is no functional changes.

While at it, inline devm_iio_kfifo_allocate() into its only user.

Reviewed-by: Nuno Sá <nuno.sa@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

v2: squashed some code (Jonathan), amended commit message & added tag (Nuno)

drivers/iio/buffer/kfifo_buf.c | 39 ++++++++----------------------
drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c | 24 ++++++++----------
2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/iio/buffer/kfifo_buf.c b/drivers/iio/buffer/kfifo_buf.c
index 38034c8bcc04..92ffe9131190 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/buffer/kfifo_buf.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/buffer/kfifo_buf.c
@@ -224,35 +224,9 @@ void iio_kfifo_free(struct iio_buffer *r)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(iio_kfifo_free);

-static void devm_iio_kfifo_release(struct device *dev, void *res)
+static void devm_iio_kfifo_release(void *r)
{
- iio_kfifo_free(*(struct iio_buffer **)res);
-}
-
-/**
- * devm_iio_kfifo_allocate - Resource-managed iio_kfifo_allocate()
- * @dev: Device to allocate kfifo buffer for
- *
- * RETURNS:
- * Pointer to allocated iio_buffer on success, NULL on failure.
- */
-static struct iio_buffer *devm_iio_kfifo_allocate(struct device *dev)
-{
- struct iio_buffer **ptr, *r;
-
- ptr = devres_alloc(devm_iio_kfifo_release, sizeof(*ptr), GFP_KERNEL);
- if (!ptr)
- return NULL;
-
- r = iio_kfifo_allocate();
- if (r) {
- *ptr = r;
- devres_add(dev, ptr);
- } else {
- devres_free(ptr);
- }
-
- return r;
+ iio_kfifo_free(r);
}

/**
@@ -266,6 +240,8 @@ static struct iio_buffer *devm_iio_kfifo_allocate(struct device *dev)
* attaches it to the IIO device via iio_device_attach_buffer().
* This is meant to be a bit of a short-hand/helper function as there are a few
* drivers that seem to do this.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, negative error code on failure.
*/
int devm_iio_kfifo_buffer_setup_ext(struct device *dev,
struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
@@ -273,11 +249,16 @@ int devm_iio_kfifo_buffer_setup_ext(struct device *dev,
const struct iio_dev_attr **buffer_attrs)
{
struct iio_buffer *buffer;
+ int ret;

- buffer = devm_iio_kfifo_allocate(dev);
+ buffer = iio_kfifo_allocate();
if (!buffer)
return -ENOMEM;

+ ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, devm_iio_kfifo_release, buffer);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
indio_dev->modes |= INDIO_BUFFER_SOFTWARE;
indio_dev->setup_ops = setup_ops;

diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c
index 54416a384232..00c8b7e5c8b9 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c
@@ -634,9 +634,9 @@ void iio_trigger_free(struct iio_trigger *trig)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(iio_trigger_free);

-static void devm_iio_trigger_release(struct device *dev, void *res)
+static void devm_iio_trigger_release(void *trig)
{
- iio_trigger_free(*(struct iio_trigger **)res);
+ iio_trigger_free(trig);
}

/**
@@ -658,24 +658,20 @@ struct iio_trigger *__devm_iio_trigger_alloc(struct device *parent,
struct module *this_mod,
const char *fmt, ...)
{
- struct iio_trigger **ptr, *trig;
+ struct iio_trigger *trig;
va_list vargs;
-
- ptr = devres_alloc(devm_iio_trigger_release, sizeof(*ptr),
- GFP_KERNEL);
- if (!ptr)
- return NULL;
+ int ret;

/* use raw alloc_dr for kmalloc caller tracing */
va_start(vargs, fmt);
trig = viio_trigger_alloc(parent, this_mod, fmt, vargs);
va_end(vargs);
- if (trig) {
- *ptr = trig;
- devres_add(parent, ptr);
- } else {
- devres_free(ptr);
- }
+ if (!trig)
+ return NULL;
+
+ ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(parent, devm_iio_trigger_release, trig);
+ if (ret)
+ return NULL;

return trig;
}
--
2.50.1