Re: [SPAM] [PATCH] IP32: Add platform devices for audio and volume button

[Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>]

On Sat, 5 Jul 2008, Thomas Bogendoerfer wrote:
> +static __init int sgio2audio_devinit(void)
> +{
> +     struct platform_device *pd;
> +     int ret;
> +
> +     pd = platform_device_alloc("sgio2audio", -1);
> +     if (!pd)
> +             return -ENOMEM;
> +
> +     ret = platform_device_add(pd);
> +     if (ret)
> +             platform_device_put(pd);

This sequence is exactly what platform_device_register_simple() does, right?

BTW, I'm also still wondering what's the most efficient way of creating
platform devices. There's also platform_device_register()...

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                                                Geert

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