Re: [PATCH v3 05/20] driver core: update kerneldoc for platform_device_alloc()

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Mon, Jul 06, 2026 at 02:44:17PM +0200, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> Users of platform_device_alloc() + platform_device_add() must not modify
> certain fields of the dynamically created platform device object. Update
> the kernel doc to say which fields are affected and which functions to
> use.

Consider using __private checker attribute for them as well. It will make
sparse scream.

> Suggested-by: Manuel Ebner <manuelebner@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko