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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 1/4] tpm: Implement tpm_chip_find() and tpm_chip_put() for other subsystems
On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 04:42:33PM -0400, Stefan Berger wrote:
> Implement tpm_chip_find() for other subsystems to find a TPM chip and
> get a reference to that chip. Once done with using the chip, the reference
> is released using tpm_chip_put().
>
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> include/linux/tpm.h | 9 +++++++++
> 2 files changed, 46 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c
> index 0a62c19937b6..eaaf41ce73d8 100644
> +++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c
> @@ -81,6 +81,43 @@ void tpm_put_ops(struct tpm_chip *chip)
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tpm_put_ops);
>
> /**
> + * tpm_chip_put() - Release a ref to the tpm_chip
> + * @chip: Chip to put
> + */
> +void tpm_chip_put(struct tpm_chip *chip)
> +{
> + if (chip)
> + put_device(&chip->dev);

Rarely like to see those if's inside a put function.. Does it actually
help anything?

Jason

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