[RFC 00/42] devm improvement series, part #1

2013-05-12 Thread Wolfram Sang
Lately, I have been experimenting how to improve the devm interface to make writing device drivers easier and less error prone while also getting rid of its subtle issues. I think it has more potential but still needs work and definately conistency, especiall in its usage. The first thing I come u

[RFC 00/42] devm improvement series, part #1

2013-05-10 Thread Wolfram Sang
Lately, I have been experimenting how to improve the devm interface to make writing device drivers easier and less error prone while also getting rid of its subtle issues. I think it has more potential but still needs work and definately conistency, especiall in its usage. The first thing I come u