Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] media: add and use fwnode_graph_for_each_endpoint_scoped()

From: Laurent Pinchart

Date: Wed Jun 24 2026 - 16:03:01 EST


On Wed, Jun 24, 2026 at 02:35:14PM -0500, Frank Li wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 24, 2026 at 10:19:35PM +0300, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 24, 2026 at 01:00:08PM -0400, Frank.Li@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > Add new helper macro fwnode_graph_for_each_endpoint_scoped() and use it
> > > simplify media code.
> > >
> > > Typical example should qualcomm's driver (camss.c), the v4l2_mc.c and
> > > rkisp1-dev.c only silience improvement.
> > >
> > > Anyways, *_for_each_*_scoped() already use widely and make code clean.
> > >
> > > Build test only.
> > >
> > > Sakari Ailus:
> > > when I try to improve the patch
> > > "Add common helper library for 1-to-1 subdev registration", I found need
> > > camss.c pattern, so I create this small improvement firstly.
> >
> > Those are nice cleanups, thank you.
> >
> > After applying this series, the only left users of the
> > fwnode_graph_for_each_endpoint() macro are in drivers/base/property.c.
>
> I already checked previously, two place use it.
>
> fwnode_graph_get_endpoint_count(), it will go though all endpoints, last
> ep is NULL, which totally equial to scoped() version.
>
> another one fwnode_graph_get_endpoint_by_id(), which return ep, expect
> caller to call put().
>
> if use scoped() version, need use no_free_ptr() at return, which make think
> a little bit complex.

It would introduce a tiny bit of extra complexity there, but the
advantage (in my opinion) is that we'll be able to remove the less safe
fwnode_graph_for_each_endpoint() macro.

Now one may argue that the risk of
fwnode_graph_for_each_endpoint_scoped() is returning the iterator
without using no_free_ptr(). I wonder if that would be easier to catch
in static analysis tools than the current pattern that leaks a reference
when exiting the loop early.

> It'd better leave these as it.

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Regards,

Laurent Pinchart