Subject: [PATCH 2/2] vdpa_sim_net: switch to dynamic root device

From: Johan Hovold <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:47:03 +0200

Driver core expects devices to be dynamically allocated and will, for
example, complain loudly when no release function has been provided.

Use root_device_register() to allocate and register the root device
instead of open coding using a static device.

Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <[email-masked]>
---
 drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim_net.c | 23 +++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim_net.c b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim_net.c
index 6caf09a1907b..29fd14ce5860 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim_net.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim_net.c
@@ -453,14 +453,7 @@ static void vdpasim_net_free(struct vdpasim *vdpasim)
 	kvfree(net->buffer);
 }
 
-static void vdpasim_net_mgmtdev_release(struct device *dev)
-{
-}
-
-static struct device vdpasim_net_mgmtdev = {
-	.init_name = "vdpasim_net",
-	.release = vdpasim_net_mgmtdev_release,
-};
+static struct device *vdpasim_net_mgmtdev;
 
 static int vdpasim_net_dev_add(struct vdpa_mgmt_dev *mdev, const char *name,
 			       const struct vdpa_dev_set_config *config)
@@ -538,7 +531,6 @@ static struct virtio_device_id id_table[] = {
 };
 
 static struct vdpa_mgmt_dev mgmt_dev = {
-	.device = &vdpasim_net_mgmtdev,
 	.id_table = id_table,
 	.ops = &vdpasim_net_mgmtdev_ops,
 	.config_attr_mask = (1 << VDPA_ATTR_DEV_NET_CFG_MACADDR |
@@ -552,26 +544,25 @@ static int __init vdpasim_net_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = device_register(&vdpasim_net_mgmtdev);
-	if (ret) {
-		put_device(&vdpasim_net_mgmtdev);
-		return ret;
-	}
+	vdpasim_net_mgmtdev = root_device_register("vdpasim_net");
+	if (IS_ERR(vdpasim_net_mgmtdev))
+		return PTR_ERR(vdpasim_net_mgmtdev);
 
+	mgmt_dev.device = vdpasim_net_mgmtdev;
 	ret = vdpa_mgmtdev_register(&mgmt_dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto parent_err;
 	return 0;
 
 parent_err:
-	device_unregister(&vdpasim_net_mgmtdev);
+	root_device_unregister(vdpasim_net_mgmtdev);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static void __exit vdpasim_net_exit(void)
 {
 	vdpa_mgmtdev_unregister(&mgmt_dev);
-	device_unregister(&vdpasim_net_mgmtdev);
+	root_device_unregister(vdpasim_net_mgmtdev);
 }
 
 module_init(vdpasim_net_init);
-- 
2.53.0