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-rw-r--r--include/dm/device.h16
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/dm/device.h b/include/dm/device.h
index 8970fc015c..e9a8ec72c9 100644
--- a/include/dm/device.h
+++ b/include/dm/device.h
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ struct driver_info;
/* Device is bound */
#define DM_FLAG_BOUND (1 << 6)
+/* Device name is allocated and should be freed on unbind() */
+#define DM_NAME_ALLOCED (1 << 7)
+
/**
* struct udevice - An instance of a driver
*
@@ -523,6 +526,9 @@ bool device_is_last_sibling(struct udevice *dev);
* this is unnecessary but for probed devices which don't get a useful name
* this function can be helpful.
*
+ * The name is allocated and will be freed automatically when the device is
+ * unbound.
+ *
* @dev: Device to update
* @name: New name (this string is allocated new memory and attached to
* the device)
@@ -532,6 +538,16 @@ bool device_is_last_sibling(struct udevice *dev);
int device_set_name(struct udevice *dev, const char *name);
/**
+ * device_set_name_alloced() - note that a device name is allocated
+ *
+ * This sets the DM_NAME_ALLOCED flag for the device, so that when it is
+ * unbound the name will be freed. This avoids memory leaks.
+ *
+ * @dev: Device to update
+ */
+void device_set_name_alloced(struct udevice *dev);
+
+/**
* device_is_on_pci_bus - Test if a device is on a PCI bus
*
* @dev: device to test
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