Re: [PATCH v3 12/28] driver core: fw_devlink: Tag the fwnode dev member as private
From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Mon Jun 16 2025 - 07:39:17 EST
On Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 03:47:52PM +0200, Herve Codina wrote:
> The dev member in the fwnode structure should be accessed only by the
> fwnode core. The fw_devlink_set_device() helper has been introduced to
> avoid users to set this member directly. All users have been converted
> and use fw_devlink_set_device() to set the field.
>
> To avoid future abusers who might set the field directly and allow
> sparse to detect them, tag the dev field as a private field.
Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko