[PATCH] platform/x86/amd/hsmp: switch to use device_add_groups()

[PATCH] platform/x86/amd/hsmp: switch to use device_add_groups()

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

The use of devm_*() functions works properly for when the device
structure itself is dynamic, but the hsmp driver is attempting to have a
local, static, struct device and then calls devm_() functions attaching
memory to the device that will never be freed.

The logic of having a static struct device is almost never a wise
choice, but for now, just remove the use of devm_device_add_groups() in
this driver as it obviously is not needed.

Cc: Naveen Krishna Chatradhi <naveenkrishna.chatradhi@amd.com>
Cc: Carlos Bilbao <carlos.bilbao@amd.com>
Cc: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
Cc: "Ilpo Järvinen" <ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com>
Cc: platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
---
 drivers/platform/x86/amd/hsmp.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/amd/hsmp.c b/drivers/platform/x86/amd/hsmp.c
index b55d80e29139..49ef0b1d6df0 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/amd/hsmp.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/amd/hsmp.c
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ static int hsmp_create_sysfs_interface(void)
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
-	return devm_device_add_groups(plat_dev.dev, hsmp_attr_grps);
+	return device_add_groups(plat_dev.dev, hsmp_attr_grps);
 }
 
 static int hsmp_cache_proto_ver(void)
-- 
2.43.0

Re: [PATCH] platform/x86/amd/hsmp: switch to use device_add_groups()

[Ilpo Järvinen]

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+ Cc Suma Hegde.

On Sun, 28 Jan 2024, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:

> The use of devm_*() functions works properly for when the device
> structure itself is dynamic, but the hsmp driver is attempting to have a
> local, static, struct device and then calls devm_() functions attaching
> memory to the device that will never be freed.
> 
> The logic of having a static struct device is almost never a wise
> choice, but for now, just remove the use of devm_device_add_groups() in
> this driver as it obviously is not needed.
> 
> Cc: Naveen Krishna Chatradhi <naveenkrishna.chatradhi@amd.com>
> Cc: Carlos Bilbao <carlos.bilbao@amd.com>
> Cc: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
> Cc: "Ilpo Järvinen" <ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com>
> Cc: platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
> ---
>  drivers/platform/x86/amd/hsmp.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/amd/hsmp.c b/drivers/platform/x86/amd/hsmp.c
> index b55d80e29139..49ef0b1d6df0 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/amd/hsmp.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/amd/hsmp.c
> @@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ static int hsmp_create_sysfs_interface(void)
>  		if (ret)
>  			return ret;
>  	}
> -	return devm_device_add_groups(plat_dev.dev, hsmp_attr_grps);
> +	return device_add_groups(plat_dev.dev, hsmp_attr_grps);
>  }

Thanks Greg for bringing this up. I've added Suma who has some patches 
which change code around this area.

-- 
 i.

Re: [PATCH] platform/x86/amd/hsmp: switch to use device_add_groups()

[Hegde, Suma]

On 1/29/2024 6:16 PM, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
> Caution: This message originated from an External Source. Use proper caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or responding.
>
>
> + Cc Suma Hegde.
>
> On Sun, 28 Jan 2024, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
>
>> The use of devm_*() functions works properly for when the device
>> structure itself is dynamic, but the hsmp driver is attempting to have a
>> local, static, struct device and then calls devm_() functions attaching
>> memory to the device that will never be freed.
>>
>> The logic of having a static struct device is almost never a wise
>> choice, but for now, just remove the use of devm_device_add_groups() in
>> this driver as it obviously is not needed.

Hi Greg,

Could you please hold on merging this patch for a week? I will push a 
patch for converting platform specific structure's memory allocation 
from static to a dynamic

allocation.

>>
>> Cc: Naveen Krishna Chatradhi <naveenkrishna.chatradhi@amd.com>
>> Cc: Carlos Bilbao <carlos.bilbao@amd.com>
>> Cc: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
>> Cc: "Ilpo Järvinen" <ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com>
>> Cc: platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org
>> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
>> ---
>>   drivers/platform/x86/amd/hsmp.c | 2 +-
>>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/amd/hsmp.c b/drivers/platform/x86/amd/hsmp.c
>> index b55d80e29139..49ef0b1d6df0 100644
>> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/amd/hsmp.c
>> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/amd/hsmp.c
>> @@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ static int hsmp_create_sysfs_interface(void)
>>                if (ret)
>>                        return ret;
>>        }
>> -     return devm_device_add_groups(plat_dev.dev, hsmp_attr_grps);
>> +     return device_add_groups(plat_dev.dev, hsmp_attr_grps);
>>   }
> Thanks Greg for bringing this up. I've added Suma who has some patches
> which change code around this area.
Thanks Ilpo for adding me. I will push patch to address above issue on 
top of "Add ACPI probing support for HSMP" patch series.
> --
>   i.

Thanks and Regards,

Suma

Re: [PATCH] platform/x86/amd/hsmp: switch to use device_add_groups()

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 06:50:33PM +0530, Hegde, Suma wrote:
> On 1/29/2024 6:16 PM, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
> > Caution: This message originated from an External Source. Use proper caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or responding.
> > 
> > 
> > + Cc Suma Hegde.
> > 
> > On Sun, 28 Jan 2024, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > 
> > > The use of devm_*() functions works properly for when the device
> > > structure itself is dynamic, but the hsmp driver is attempting to have a
> > > local, static, struct device and then calls devm_() functions attaching
> > > memory to the device that will never be freed.
> > > 
> > > The logic of having a static struct device is almost never a wise
> > > choice, but for now, just remove the use of devm_device_add_groups() in
> > > this driver as it obviously is not needed.
> 
> Hi Greg,
> 
> Could you please hold on merging this patch for a week? I will push a patch
> for converting platform specific structure's memory allocation from static
> to a dynamic
> 
> allocation.

Push it where?  Ususally we do "first patch wins" type stuff, why not
just do your work on top of mine?

Also, when you do make the needed changes, please remove the explicit
call to create sysfs groups and use the default groups pointer instead,
that will make things much simpler and avoid races in the code.

thanks,

greg k-h

Re: [PATCH] platform/x86/amd/hsmp: switch to use device_add_groups()

[Ilpo Järvinen]

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On Thu, 1 Feb 2024, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:

> On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 06:50:33PM +0530, Hegde, Suma wrote:
> > On 1/29/2024 6:16 PM, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
> > > Caution: This message originated from an External Source. Use proper caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or responding.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > + Cc Suma Hegde.
> > > 
> > > On Sun, 28 Jan 2024, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > > 
> > > > The use of devm_*() functions works properly for when the device
> > > > structure itself is dynamic, but the hsmp driver is attempting to have a
> > > > local, static, struct device and then calls devm_() functions attaching
> > > > memory to the device that will never be freed.
> > > > 
> > > > The logic of having a static struct device is almost never a wise
> > > > choice, but for now, just remove the use of devm_device_add_groups() in
> > > > this driver as it obviously is not needed.
> > 
> > Hi Greg,
> > 
> > Could you please hold on merging this patch for a week? I will push a patch
> > for converting platform specific structure's memory allocation from static
> > to a dynamic
> > 
> > allocation.
> 
> Push it where?  Ususally we do "first patch wins" type stuff, why not
> just do your work on top of mine?
> 
> Also, when you do make the needed changes, please remove the explicit
> call to create sysfs groups and use the default groups pointer instead,
> that will make things much simpler and avoid races in the code.

Hi Greg,

Well, if you really want to "win" :-), please provide an updated version 
which considers the changes already made in the for-next branch (the 
current one won't apply).

-- 
 i.

Re: [PATCH] platform/x86/amd/hsmp: switch to use device_add_groups()

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 04:34:30PM +0200, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
> On Thu, 1 Feb 2024, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 06:50:33PM +0530, Hegde, Suma wrote:
> > > On 1/29/2024 6:16 PM, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
> > > > Caution: This message originated from an External Source. Use proper caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or responding.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > + Cc Suma Hegde.
> > > > 
> > > > On Sun, 28 Jan 2024, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > The use of devm_*() functions works properly for when the device
> > > > > structure itself is dynamic, but the hsmp driver is attempting to have a
> > > > > local, static, struct device and then calls devm_() functions attaching
> > > > > memory to the device that will never be freed.
> > > > > 
> > > > > The logic of having a static struct device is almost never a wise
> > > > > choice, but for now, just remove the use of devm_device_add_groups() in
> > > > > this driver as it obviously is not needed.
> > > 
> > > Hi Greg,
> > > 
> > > Could you please hold on merging this patch for a week? I will push a patch
> > > for converting platform specific structure's memory allocation from static
> > > to a dynamic
> > > 
> > > allocation.
> > 
> > Push it where?  Ususally we do "first patch wins" type stuff, why not
> > just do your work on top of mine?
> > 
> > Also, when you do make the needed changes, please remove the explicit
> > call to create sysfs groups and use the default groups pointer instead,
> > that will make things much simpler and avoid races in the code.
> 
> Hi Greg,
> 
> Well, if you really want to "win" :-), please provide an updated version 
> which considers the changes already made in the for-next branch (the 
> current one won't apply).

Fair enough, I don't want to "win", I just want to squash any "hold off
and don't make any changes to this file because I was going to plan on
doing something else here in the future" type of stuff, as that is what
has been documented to take down many projects in the past.

That's why we almost always take patches that people have submitted
today, instead of ignoring them for potential future changes, unless of
course, they are not acceptable.

I'll rebase on linux-next, rejecting it for that reason is totally valid :)

thanks,

greg k-h

Re: [PATCH] platform/x86/amd/hsmp: switch to use device_add_groups()

[Hans de Goede]

Hi Greg,

On 2/1/24 15:47, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 04:34:30PM +0200, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
>> On Thu, 1 Feb 2024, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 06:50:33PM +0530, Hegde, Suma wrote:
>>>> On 1/29/2024 6:16 PM, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
>>>>> Caution: This message originated from an External Source. Use proper caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or responding.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> + Cc Suma Hegde.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 28 Jan 2024, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> The use of devm_*() functions works properly for when the device
>>>>>> structure itself is dynamic, but the hsmp driver is attempting to have a
>>>>>> local, static, struct device and then calls devm_() functions attaching
>>>>>> memory to the device that will never be freed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The logic of having a static struct device is almost never a wise
>>>>>> choice, but for now, just remove the use of devm_device_add_groups() in
>>>>>> this driver as it obviously is not needed.
>>>>
>>>> Hi Greg,
>>>>
>>>> Could you please hold on merging this patch for a week? I will push a patch
>>>> for converting platform specific structure's memory allocation from static
>>>> to a dynamic
>>>>
>>>> allocation.
>>>
>>> Push it where?  Ususally we do "first patch wins" type stuff, why not
>>> just do your work on top of mine?
>>>
>>> Also, when you do make the needed changes, please remove the explicit
>>> call to create sysfs groups and use the default groups pointer instead,
>>> that will make things much simpler and avoid races in the code.
>>
>> Hi Greg,
>>
>> Well, if you really want to "win" :-), please provide an updated version 
>> which considers the changes already made in the for-next branch (the 
>> current one won't apply).
> 
> Fair enough, I don't want to "win", I just want to squash any "hold off
> and don't make any changes to this file because I was going to plan on
> doing something else here in the future" type of stuff, as that is what
> has been documented to take down many projects in the past.
> 
> That's why we almost always take patches that people have submitted
> today, instead of ignoring them for potential future changes, unless of
> course, they are not acceptable.
> 
> I'll rebase on linux-next, rejecting it for that reason is totally valid :)

I checked the code in linux-next and the dev passed to devm_device_add_groups()
now is &amd_hsmp_platdev->dev and amd_hsmp_platdev gets properly removed
from hsmp_plt_exit(), so I believe that keeping the devm_... call is
the right thing to do.

With that said this driver really could use some modernization
(even though it is not a very old driver):

1. The sysfs attribute registration should really switch to using
amd_hsmp_driver.driver.dev_groups rather then manually
calling devm_device_add_groups().

2. Ideally amd_hsmp_platdev should be the only global static variable
and plat_dev should simply be drvdata of the platform_device.

Suma, can you take a look at maybe fixing these, especially 1. ?

Regards,

Hans

Re: [PATCH] platform/x86/amd/hsmp: switch to use device_add_groups()

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 03:50:08PM +0100, Hans de Goede wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> On 2/1/24 15:47, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 04:34:30PM +0200, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
> >> On Thu, 1 Feb 2024, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 06:50:33PM +0530, Hegde, Suma wrote:
> >>>> On 1/29/2024 6:16 PM, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
> >>>>> Caution: This message originated from an External Source. Use proper caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or responding.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> + Cc Suma Hegde.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Sun, 28 Jan 2024, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> The use of devm_*() functions works properly for when the device
> >>>>>> structure itself is dynamic, but the hsmp driver is attempting to have a
> >>>>>> local, static, struct device and then calls devm_() functions attaching
> >>>>>> memory to the device that will never be freed.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> The logic of having a static struct device is almost never a wise
> >>>>>> choice, but for now, just remove the use of devm_device_add_groups() in
> >>>>>> this driver as it obviously is not needed.
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi Greg,
> >>>>
> >>>> Could you please hold on merging this patch for a week? I will push a patch
> >>>> for converting platform specific structure's memory allocation from static
> >>>> to a dynamic
> >>>>
> >>>> allocation.
> >>>
> >>> Push it where?  Ususally we do "first patch wins" type stuff, why not
> >>> just do your work on top of mine?
> >>>
> >>> Also, when you do make the needed changes, please remove the explicit
> >>> call to create sysfs groups and use the default groups pointer instead,
> >>> that will make things much simpler and avoid races in the code.
> >>
> >> Hi Greg,
> >>
> >> Well, if you really want to "win" :-), please provide an updated version 
> >> which considers the changes already made in the for-next branch (the 
> >> current one won't apply).
> > 
> > Fair enough, I don't want to "win", I just want to squash any "hold off
> > and don't make any changes to this file because I was going to plan on
> > doing something else here in the future" type of stuff, as that is what
> > has been documented to take down many projects in the past.
> > 
> > That's why we almost always take patches that people have submitted
> > today, instead of ignoring them for potential future changes, unless of
> > course, they are not acceptable.
> > 
> > I'll rebase on linux-next, rejecting it for that reason is totally valid :)
> 
> I checked the code in linux-next and the dev passed to devm_device_add_groups()
> now is &amd_hsmp_platdev->dev and amd_hsmp_platdev gets properly removed
> from hsmp_plt_exit(), so I believe that keeping the devm_... call is
> the right thing to do.

I'm trying to delete the devm_device_add_groups() function entirely from
the kernel, so I might disagree with you there :)

> With that said this driver really could use some modernization
> (even though it is not a very old driver):
> 
> 1. The sysfs attribute registration should really switch to using
> amd_hsmp_driver.driver.dev_groups rather then manually
> calling devm_device_add_groups().

Yes, I'm all for that, I'll look at that this afternoon.  That's my main
goal here, to get rid of ALL manual group additions in the tree if at
all possible.  And for those rare cases that it isn't, because they are
dynamically created, work on a solution for those.

thanks,

greg k-h

Re: [PATCH] platform/x86/amd/hsmp: switch to use device_add_groups()

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 04:34:30PM +0200, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
> On Thu, 1 Feb 2024, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 06:50:33PM +0530, Hegde, Suma wrote:
> > > On 1/29/2024 6:16 PM, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
> > > > Caution: This message originated from an External Source. Use proper caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or responding.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > + Cc Suma Hegde.
> > > > 
> > > > On Sun, 28 Jan 2024, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > The use of devm_*() functions works properly for when the device
> > > > > structure itself is dynamic, but the hsmp driver is attempting to have a
> > > > > local, static, struct device and then calls devm_() functions attaching
> > > > > memory to the device that will never be freed.
> > > > > 
> > > > > The logic of having a static struct device is almost never a wise
> > > > > choice, but for now, just remove the use of devm_device_add_groups() in
> > > > > this driver as it obviously is not needed.
> > > 
> > > Hi Greg,
> > > 
> > > Could you please hold on merging this patch for a week? I will push a patch
> > > for converting platform specific structure's memory allocation from static
> > > to a dynamic
> > > 
> > > allocation.
> > 
> > Push it where?  Ususally we do "first patch wins" type stuff, why not
> > just do your work on top of mine?
> > 
> > Also, when you do make the needed changes, please remove the explicit
> > call to create sysfs groups and use the default groups pointer instead,
> > that will make things much simpler and avoid races in the code.
> 
> Hi Greg,
> 
> Well, if you really want to "win" :-), please provide an updated version 
> which considers the changes already made in the for-next branch (the 
> current one won't apply).

It applies just fine to the latest linux-next tree, version
-next-20240201, what tree/branch are you referring to here?

thanks,

greg k-h

Re: [PATCH] platform/x86/amd/hsmp: switch to use device_add_groups()

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 06:40:30PM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 04:34:30PM +0200, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
> > On Thu, 1 Feb 2024, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > 
> > > On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 06:50:33PM +0530, Hegde, Suma wrote:
> > > > On 1/29/2024 6:16 PM, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
> > > > > Caution: This message originated from an External Source. Use proper caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or responding.
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > + Cc Suma Hegde.
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Sun, 28 Jan 2024, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > > The use of devm_*() functions works properly for when the device
> > > > > > structure itself is dynamic, but the hsmp driver is attempting to have a
> > > > > > local, static, struct device and then calls devm_() functions attaching
> > > > > > memory to the device that will never be freed.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > The logic of having a static struct device is almost never a wise
> > > > > > choice, but for now, just remove the use of devm_device_add_groups() in
> > > > > > this driver as it obviously is not needed.
> > > > 
> > > > Hi Greg,
> > > > 
> > > > Could you please hold on merging this patch for a week? I will push a patch
> > > > for converting platform specific structure's memory allocation from static
> > > > to a dynamic
> > > > 
> > > > allocation.
> > > 
> > > Push it where?  Ususally we do "first patch wins" type stuff, why not
> > > just do your work on top of mine?
> > > 
> > > Also, when you do make the needed changes, please remove the explicit
> > > call to create sysfs groups and use the default groups pointer instead,
> > > that will make things much simpler and avoid races in the code.
> > 
> > Hi Greg,
> > 
> > Well, if you really want to "win" :-), please provide an updated version 
> > which considers the changes already made in the for-next branch (the 
> > current one won't apply).
> 
> It applies just fine to the latest linux-next tree, version
> -next-20240201, what tree/branch are you referring to here?

Ah platform driver tree, got it, will rebase...

Re: [PATCH] platform/x86/amd/hsmp: switch to use device_add_groups()

[Hegde, Suma]

On 2/1/2024 9:04 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> Caution: This message originated from an External Source. Use proper caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or responding.
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 03:50:08PM +0100, Hans de Goede wrote:
>> Hi Greg,
>>
>> On 2/1/24 15:47, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
>>> On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 04:34:30PM +0200, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 1 Feb 2024, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 06:50:33PM +0530, Hegde, Suma wrote:
>>>>>> On 1/29/2024 6:16 PM, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
>>>>>>> Caution: This message originated from an External Source. Use proper caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or responding.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> + Cc Suma Hegde.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sun, 28 Jan 2024, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The use of devm_*() functions works properly for when the device
>>>>>>>> structure itself is dynamic, but the hsmp driver is attempting to have a
>>>>>>>> local, static, struct device and then calls devm_() functions attaching
>>>>>>>> memory to the device that will never be freed.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The logic of having a static struct device is almost never a wise
>>>>>>>> choice, but for now, just remove the use of devm_device_add_groups() in
>>>>>>>> this driver as it obviously is not needed.
>>>>>> Hi Greg,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Could you please hold on merging this patch for a week? I will push a patch
>>>>>> for converting platform specific structure's memory allocation from static
>>>>>> to a dynamic
>>>>>>
>>>>>> allocation.
>>>>> Push it where?  Ususally we do "first patch wins" type stuff, why not
>>>>> just do your work on top of mine?
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, when you do make the needed changes, please remove the explicit
>>>>> call to create sysfs groups and use the default groups pointer instead,
>>>>> that will make things much simpler and avoid races in the code.
>>>> Hi Greg,
>>>>
>>>> Well, if you really want to "win" :-), please provide an updated version
>>>> which considers the changes already made in the for-next branch (the
>>>> current one won't apply).
>>> Fair enough, I don't want to "win", I just want to squash any "hold off
>>> and don't make any changes to this file because I was going to plan on
>>> doing something else here in the future" type of stuff, as that is what
>>> has been documented to take down many projects in the past.
>>>
>>> That's why we almost always take patches that people have submitted
>>> today, instead of ignoring them for potential future changes, unless of
>>> course, they are not acceptable.
>>>
>>> I'll rebase on linux-next, rejecting it for that reason is totally valid :)
>> I checked the code in linux-next and the dev passed to devm_device_add_groups()
>> now is &amd_hsmp_platdev->dev and amd_hsmp_platdev gets properly removed
>> from hsmp_plt_exit(), so I believe that keeping the devm_... call is
>> the right thing to do.
> I'm trying to delete the devm_device_add_groups() function entirely from
> the kernel, so I might disagree with you there :)
>
>> With that said this driver really could use some modernization
>> (even though it is not a very old driver):
>>
>> 1. The sysfs attribute registration should really switch to using
>> amd_hsmp_driver.driver.dev_groups rather then manually
>> calling devm_device_add_groups().
> Yes, I'm all for that, I'll look at that this afternoon.  That's my main
> goal here, to get rid of ALL manual group additions in the tree if at
> all possible.  And for those rare cases that it isn't, because they are
> dynamically created, work on a solution for those.
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h\

Thanks Hans for the suggestion. I will push patches addressing both 1 & 
2  on review-ilpo branch.

Regards,

Suma