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SubjectRe: [PATCH] pps: clients: gpio: Convert to platform remove callback returning void
On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 02:26:48PM +0200, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> [Cc: += linuxpps@ml.enneenne.com]
>
> On Fri, Mar 08, 2024 at 09:57:29AM +0100, Rodolfo Giometti wrote:
> > On 08/03/24 09:51, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> > > The .remove() callback for a platform driver returns an int which makes
> > > many driver authors wrongly assume it's possible to do error handling by
> > > returning an error code. However the value returned is ignored (apart
> > > from emitting a warning) and this typically results in resource leaks.
> > >
> > > To improve here there is a quest to make the remove callback return
> > > void. In the first step of this quest all drivers are converted to
> > > .remove_new(), which already returns void. Eventually after all drivers
> > > are converted, .remove_new() will be renamed to .remove().
> > >
> > > Trivially convert this driver from always returning zero in the remove
> > > callback to the void returning variant.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>
> >
> > Acked-by: Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@enneenne.com>
>
> The MAINTAINERS entry for drivers/pps lists you as single maintainer.
> Who is expected to pick up this patch given that you "only" send an ack
> but didn't pick up the patch? (Or only picked it up in a tree not
> included in next.)

In the meantime you sent an Ack to my patch. Does that mean I can/should
include this patch in the series changing struct platform_driver that I
intend to send to Greg after the upcoming merge window closes?

Best regards
Uwe

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