Virtualization - Dec 2021 - [PATCH 0/4] driver_core: Auxiliary drvdata helper cleanup

On Tue, Dec 21, 2021 at 03:58:48PM -0800, David E. Box
wrote:
> Depends on "driver core: auxiliary bus: Add driver data helpers"
patch [1].
> Applies the helpers to all auxiliary device drivers using
> dev_(get/set)_drvdata. Drivers were found using the following search:
> 
>     grep -lr "struct auxiliary_device" $(grep -lr
"drvdata" .)
> 
> Changes were build tested using the following configs:
> 
>     vdpa/mlx5:       CONFIG_MLX5_VDPA_NET
>     net/mlx53:       CONFIG_MLX5_CORE_EN
>     soundwire/intel: CONFIG_SOUNDWIRE_INTEL
>     RDAM/irdma:      CONFIG_INFINIBAND_IRDMA
>                      CONFIG_MLX5_INFINIBAND
> 
> [1] https://www.spinics.net/lists/platform-driver-x86/msg29940.html 
I have to say I don't really find this to be a big readability
improvement.

Also, what use is 'to_auxiliary_dev()' ? I didn't see any users
added..

Jason