unsigned int mask, unsigned int value);
#ifdef CONFIG_SND_SOC_AC97_BUS
+struct snd_ac97 *snd_soc_alloc_ac97_codec(struct snd_soc_codec *codec);
struct snd_ac97 *snd_soc_new_ac97_codec(struct snd_soc_codec *codec);
void snd_soc_free_ac97_codec(struct snd_ac97 *ac97);
}
/**
- * snd_soc_new_ac97_codec - initailise AC97 device
- * @codec: audio codec
+ * snd_soc_alloc_ac97_codec() - Allocate new a AC'97 device
+ * @codec: The CODEC for which to create the AC'97 device
*
- * Initialises AC97 codec resources for use by ad-hoc devices only.
+ * Allocated a new snd_ac97 device and intializes it, but does not yet register
+ * it. The caller is responsible to either call device_add(&ac97->dev) to
+ * register the device, or to call put_device(&ac97->dev) to free the device.
+ *
+ * Returns: A snd_ac97 device or a PTR_ERR in case of an error.
*/
-struct snd_ac97 *snd_soc_new_ac97_codec(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
+struct snd_ac97 *snd_soc_alloc_ac97_codec(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
{
struct snd_ac97 *ac97;
- int ret;
ac97 = kzalloc(sizeof(struct snd_ac97), GFP_KERNEL);
if (ac97 == NULL)
codec->component.card->snd_card->number, 0,
codec->component.name);
- ret = device_register(&ac97->dev);
+ device_initialize(&ac97->dev);
+
+ return ac97;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_soc_alloc_ac97_codec);
+
+/**
+ * snd_soc_new_ac97_codec - initailise AC97 device
+ * @codec: audio codec
+ *
+ * Initialises AC97 codec resources for use by ad-hoc devices only.
+ */
+struct snd_ac97 *snd_soc_new_ac97_codec(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
+{
+ struct snd_ac97 *ac97;
+ int ret;
+
+ ac97 = snd_soc_alloc_ac97_codec(codec);
+ if (IS_ERR(ac97))
+ return ac97;
+
+ ret = device_add(&ac97->dev);
if (ret) {
put_device(&ac97->dev);
return ERR_PTR(ret);