# \[PATCH v2 05/29\] nvmem: remove the name field from struct nvmem\_device

- From: Bartosz Golaszewski \<hidden\>
- Date: 2018-08-10 08:05:47 
- List: linux-doc
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-doc/2018/08/5354986
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-doc/2018/08/5354984/t.md

```text
From: Bartosz Golaszewski <redacted>

This field is never set and is only used in a single error message.
Remove the field and use nvmem_dev_name() instead.

Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <redacted>
---
 drivers/nvmem/core.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/core.c b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
index 31df2e6d6f72..ab3ced2d9a84 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
 struct nvmem_device {
-	const char		*name;
 	struct module		*owner;
 	struct device		dev;
 	int			stride;
@@ -712,7 +711,7 @@ static struct nvmem_device *__nvmem_device_get(struct device_node *np,
 	if (!try_module_get(nvmem->owner)) {
 		dev_err(&nvmem->dev,
 			"could not increase module refcount for cell %s\n",
-			nvmem->name);
+			nvmem_dev_name(nvmem));
 
 		mutex_lock(&nvmem_mutex);
 		nvmem->users--;
-- 
2.18.0

```