Re: [PATCH v3 05/20] driver core: update kerneldoc for platform_device_alloc()
- From
- Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
- Date
- 2026-07-07 16:05:58
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- Bartosz Golaszewski, 2026-07-06
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 <redacted> Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <redacted>
-- With Best Regards, Andy Shevchenko