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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3 06/15] platform: goldfish: pipe: Move memory allocation from probe to init
> > probe does not know what memory to allocate. We have several versions
> > of the driver (with different init) and different versions allocate
> > different state.
>
> I only see one driver here.

It will be added in "PATCH v3 15/15". There will be two init functions
allocating
different states.

> Why does probe not know what to allocate? That is exactly when the
> device is bound to the driver, you have _way_ more information than you
> do at init time.

We have two versions of the driver. Probe asks for the version and
calls the init function for this version.
I don't want probe to know everything about all versions.

> > >, not init time as what
> > > happens if the hardware is not present yet your driver is loaded?
> >
> > init will have to rollback what it allocated.
>
> But those resources it will sit there wasted until unload happens. And
> unload _never_ happens on a system unless you are a developer working on
> the module.

If probe fails I expect the kernel to release all resources. Is this
not the case?

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