[PATCH v2 02/46] mtd: nand: Provide nand_cleanup() function to free NAND related resources

[Boris Brezillon]

Daniel, Richard,

On Wed, 21 Sep 2016 11:44:41 +0200
Daniel Walter <dwalter at sigma-star.at> wrote:

> From: Richard Weinberger <richard at nod.at>
> 
> Provide a nand_cleanup() function to free all nand related resources
> without unregistering the mtd device.
> This should allow drivers to call mtd_device_unregister() and handle
> its return value and still being able to cleanup all nand related
> resources.
> 

Can you check this version?

--->8---
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index 0cd663040a9c..9ee50189f98a 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -4798,19 +4798,15 @@ int nand_scan(struct mtd_info *mtd, int maxchips)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nand_scan);
 
 /**
- * nand_release - [NAND Interface] Free resources held by the NAND device
- * @mtd: MTD device structure
+ * nand_cleanup - [NAND Interface] Free resources held by the NAND device
+ * @chip: NAND chip object
  */
-void nand_release(struct mtd_info *mtd)
+void nand_cleanup(struct nand_chip *chip)
 {
-	struct nand_chip *chip = mtd_to_nand(mtd);
-
 	if (chip->ecc.mode == NAND_ECC_SOFT &&
 	    chip->ecc.algo == NAND_ECC_BCH)
 		nand_bch_free((struct nand_bch_control *)chip->ecc.priv);
 
-	mtd_device_unregister(mtd);
-
 	nand_release_data_interface(chip);
 
 	/* Free bad block table memory */
@@ -4823,6 +4819,18 @@ void nand_release(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 			& NAND_BBT_DYNAMICSTRUCT)
 		kfree(chip->badblock_pattern);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nand_cleanup);
+
+/**
+ * nand_release - [NAND Interface] Unregister the MTD device and free resources
+ *		  held by the NAND device
+ * @mtd: MTD device structure
+ */
+void nand_release(struct mtd_info *mtd)
+{
+	mtd_device_unregister(mtd);
+	nand_cleanup(mtd_to_nand(mtd));
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nand_release);
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/nand.h b/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
index 331caf987b16..c5d3d5024fc8 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ int nand_scan_ident(struct mtd_info *mtd, int max_chips,
 			   struct nand_flash_dev *table);
 int nand_scan_tail(struct mtd_info *mtd);
 
-/* Free resources held by the NAND device */
+/* Unregister the MTD device and free resources held by the NAND device */
 void nand_release(struct mtd_info *mtd);
 
 /* Internal helper for board drivers which need to override command function */
@@ -1186,4 +1186,7 @@ int nand_read_oob_syndrome(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,
 /* Reset and initialize a NAND device */
 int nand_reset(struct nand_chip *chip);
 
+/* Free resources held by the NAND device */
+void nand_cleanup(struct nand_chip *chip);
+
 #endif /* __LINUX_MTD_NAND_H */