[PATCH 2/6] drivers/base: add bus for System-on-Chip devices

[Greg KH]

On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 08:03:42PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Monday 17 October 2011 09:16:16 Greg KH wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 12:52:54PM +0100, Lee Jones wrote:
> 
> > > +static ssize_t soc_info_get(struct device *dev,
> > > +                         struct device_attribute *attr,
> > > +                         char *buf);
> > > +
> > > +static DEVICE_ATTR(machine,  S_IRUGO, soc_info_get,  NULL);
> > > +static DEVICE_ATTR(family,   S_IRUGO, soc_info_get,  NULL);
> > > +static DEVICE_ATTR(soc_id,   S_IRUGO, soc_info_get,  NULL);
> > > +static DEVICE_ATTR(revision, S_IRUGO, soc_info_get,  NULL);
> > > +
> > > +static ssize_t soc_info_get(struct device *dev,
> > > +                         struct device_attribute *attr,
> > > +                         char *buf)
> > > +{
> > > +     struct soc_device *soc_dev =
> > > +             container_of(dev, struct soc_device, dev);
> > > +
> > > +     if (attr == &dev_attr_machine)
> > > +             return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", soc_dev->attr->machine);
> > > +     if (attr == &dev_attr_family)
> > > +             return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", soc_dev->attr->family);
> > > +     if (attr == &dev_attr_revision)
> > > +             return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", soc_dev->attr->revision);
> > > +     if (attr == &dev_attr_soc_id)
> > > +             return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", soc_dev->attr->soc_id);
> > > +
> > > +     return -EINVAL;
> > > +
> > > +}
> > 
> > If you move around things a bit here, you can save 4 lines of code,
> > please do so.
> 
> I don't think that works: the DEVICE_ATTR definitions require a prototype
> for the function, and the function compares the device attribute.

Ah, yeah, you are right.

> > > +struct soc_device {
> > > +     struct device dev;
> > > +     struct soc_device_attribute *attr;
> > > +};
> > 
> > Why is this needed to be defined here?  It should be in the .c file as
> > no external code needs to know what it looks like.
> 
> You also commented that the argument to soc_device_unregister should
> be a soc_device (as, consequently, the return type of soc_device_register).
> Agree with that comment, but it means that the definition of struct
> soc_device needs to remain visible in order to be used as the parent
> for other devices.

No it doesn't:
	struct device * soc_device_to_device(struct soc device *soc);

Anyway, what are you using this soc device to be the parent of?

greg k-h