As for i2c-core, let the SPI core handle the removal of the device's drvdata, after a remove() or a probe() failure.
Signed-off-by: Vivien Didelot <vivien.dide...@savoirfairelinux.com> --- drivers/spi/spi.c | 14 ++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c index 84c2861..fe636fe 100644 --- a/drivers/spi/spi.c +++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c @@ -233,15 +233,25 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_bus_type); static int spi_drv_probe(struct device *dev) { const struct spi_driver *sdrv = to_spi_driver(dev->driver); + struct spi_device *sdev = to_spi_device(dev); + int status; - return sdrv->probe(to_spi_device(dev)); + status = sdrv->probe(sdev); + if (status) + spi_set_drvdata(sdev, NULL); + return status; } static int spi_drv_remove(struct device *dev) { const struct spi_driver *sdrv = to_spi_driver(dev->driver); + struct spi_device *sdev = to_spi_device(dev); + int status; - return sdrv->remove(to_spi_device(dev)); + status = sdrv->remove(sdev); + if (status == 0) + spi_set_drvdata(sdev, NULL); + return status; } static void spi_drv_shutdown(struct device *dev) -- 1.7.11.7 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/