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net: mdio: add mdio_device_get() and mdio_device_put()
authorRussell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk>
Fri, 26 May 2023 10:14:24 +0000 (11:14 +0100)
committerJakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Tue, 30 May 2023 04:46:53 +0000 (21:46 -0700)
commitc4933fa88a68c69205753601044949d516c4db10
treec6634697801d8005811eca6f470070fb1fdc7003tree | snapshot
parent75455b906d82424d8704ec3a60127353ff9698b2commit | diff
net: mdio: add mdio_device_get() and mdio_device_put()

Add two new operations for a mdio device to manage the refcount on the
underlying struct device. This will be used by mdio PCS drivers to
simplify the creation and destruction handling, making it easier for
users to get it correct.

Signed-off-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk>
Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
include/linux/mdio.h diff | blob | history
ep93xx device tree rework repo: git://git.maquefel.me/linux.git