[PATCH v2 1/2] platform_device: add devres function region-reqs

Uwe Kleine-König u.kleine-koenig at pengutronix.de
Mon Jan 8 01:37:09 PST 2024


Hello Philipp,

the Subject is incomprehensible (to me). Maybe make it:

	platform_device: Add devm function to simplify mem and io requests

?

On Mon, Jan 08, 2024 at 10:20:42AM +0100, Philipp Stanner wrote:
> Some drivers want to use (request) a region exclusively but nevertheless
> create several mappings within that region.
> 
> Currently, there is no managed devres function to request a region
> without mapping it.
> 
> Add the function devm_platform_get_resource().
                             ^
Still the old function name -'

Other than that I indifferent if this is a good idea. There are so many
helpers around these functions ...

Best regards
Uwe



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