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[v3,2/7] iio: core: wrap IIO device into an iio_dev_opaque object

Message ID 20200621123345.2469-3-alexandru.ardelean@analog.com (mailing list archive)
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Series iio: core: wrap IIO device into an iio_dev_opaque object | expand

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Alexandru Ardelean June 21, 2020, 12:33 p.m. UTC
There are plenty of bad designs we want to discourage or not have to review
manually usually about accessing private (marked as [INTERN]) fields of
'struct iio_dev'.

Sometimes users copy drivers that are not always the best examples.

A better idea is to hide those fields into the framework.
For 'struct iio_dev' this is a 'struct iio_dev_opaque' which wraps a public
'struct iio_dev' object.

In the next series, some fields will be moved to this new struct, each with
it's own rework.

This rework will not be complete-able for a while, as many fields need some
drivers to be reworked in order to finalize them (e.g. 'indio_dev->mlock').

But some fields can already be moved, and in time, all of them may get
there (in the 'struct iio_dev_opaque' object).

Since a lot of drivers also call 'iio_priv()', in order to preserve
fast-paths (where this matters), the public iio_dev object will have a
'priv' field that will have the pointer to the private information already
computed. The reference returned by this field should be guaranteed to be
cacheline aligned.

As for the 'iio_priv_to_dev()' helper, this needs to be hidden away. There
aren't many users of this helper, and arguably drivers shouldn't need to
use it in any fast-paths, as they can maintain a reference to the IIO
device.

The opaque parts will be moved into the 'include/linux/iio/iio-opaque.h'
header. Should the hidden information be required for some debugging or
some special needs, it can be made available via this header.
Otherwise, only the IIO core files should include this file.

Signed-off-by: Alexandru Ardelean <alexandru.ardelean@analog.com>
---
 drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c | 19 +++++++++++++------
 include/linux/iio/iio-opaque.h  | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 include/linux/iio/iio.h         |  6 +++++-
 3 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 include/linux/iio/iio-opaque.h

Comments

Jonathan Cameron June 27, 2020, 4:40 p.m. UTC | #1
On Sun, 21 Jun 2020 15:33:40 +0300
Alexandru Ardelean <alexandru.ardelean@analog.com> wrote:

> There are plenty of bad designs we want to discourage or not have to review
> manually usually about accessing private (marked as [INTERN]) fields of
> 'struct iio_dev'.
> 
> Sometimes users copy drivers that are not always the best examples.
> 
> A better idea is to hide those fields into the framework.
> For 'struct iio_dev' this is a 'struct iio_dev_opaque' which wraps a public
> 'struct iio_dev' object.
> 
> In the next series, some fields will be moved to this new struct, each with
> it's own rework.
> 
> This rework will not be complete-able for a while, as many fields need some
> drivers to be reworked in order to finalize them (e.g. 'indio_dev->mlock').
> 
> But some fields can already be moved, and in time, all of them may get
> there (in the 'struct iio_dev_opaque' object).
> 
> Since a lot of drivers also call 'iio_priv()', in order to preserve
> fast-paths (where this matters), the public iio_dev object will have a
> 'priv' field that will have the pointer to the private information already
> computed. The reference returned by this field should be guaranteed to be
> cacheline aligned.
> 
> As for the 'iio_priv_to_dev()' helper, this needs to be hidden away. There
> aren't many users of this helper, and arguably drivers shouldn't need to
> use it in any fast-paths, as they can maintain a reference to the IIO
> device.
Dropped this bit as previous patch deleted iio_priv_to_dev :)
> 
> The opaque parts will be moved into the 'include/linux/iio/iio-opaque.h'
> header. Should the hidden information be required for some debugging or
> some special needs, it can be made available via this header.
> Otherwise, only the IIO core files should include this file.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexandru Ardelean <alexandru.ardelean@analog.com>

I've applied this as it stands, but I wonder if we should combine
this with the existing iio-core.h header.

Can do that later if it makes sense.

Jonathan



> ---
>  drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c | 19 +++++++++++++------
>  include/linux/iio/iio-opaque.h  | 17 +++++++++++++++++
>  include/linux/iio/iio.h         |  6 +++++-
>  3 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 include/linux/iio/iio-opaque.h
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
> index 75661661aaba..33e2953cf021 100644
> --- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
> +++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
> @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
>  #include <linux/debugfs.h>
>  #include <linux/mutex.h>
>  #include <linux/iio/iio.h>
> +#include <linux/iio/iio-opaque.h>
>  #include "iio_core.h"
>  #include "iio_core_trigger.h"
>  #include <linux/iio/sysfs.h>
> @@ -1473,6 +1474,8 @@ static void iio_device_unregister_sysfs(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
>  static void iio_dev_release(struct device *device)
>  {
>  	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(device);
> +	struct iio_dev_opaque *iio_dev_opaque = to_iio_dev_opaque(indio_dev);
> +
>  	if (indio_dev->modes & INDIO_ALL_TRIGGERED_MODES)
>  		iio_device_unregister_trigger_consumer(indio_dev);
>  	iio_device_unregister_eventset(indio_dev);
> @@ -1481,7 +1484,7 @@ static void iio_dev_release(struct device *device)
>  	iio_buffer_put(indio_dev->buffer);
>  
>  	ida_simple_remove(&iio_ida, indio_dev->id);
> -	kfree(indio_dev);
> +	kfree(iio_dev_opaque);
>  }
>  
>  struct device_type iio_device_type = {
> @@ -1495,10 +1498,11 @@ struct device_type iio_device_type = {
>   **/
>  struct iio_dev *iio_device_alloc(struct device *parent, int sizeof_priv)
>  {
> +	struct iio_dev_opaque *iio_dev_opaque;
>  	struct iio_dev *dev;
>  	size_t alloc_size;
>  
> -	alloc_size = sizeof(struct iio_dev);
> +	alloc_size = sizeof(struct iio_dev_opaque);
>  	if (sizeof_priv) {
>  		alloc_size = ALIGN(alloc_size, IIO_ALIGN);
>  		alloc_size += sizeof_priv;
> @@ -1506,11 +1510,14 @@ struct iio_dev *iio_device_alloc(struct device *parent, int sizeof_priv)
>  	/* ensure 32-byte alignment of whole construct ? */
>  	alloc_size += IIO_ALIGN - 1;
>  
> -	dev = kzalloc(alloc_size, GFP_KERNEL);
> -	if (!dev)
> +	iio_dev_opaque = kzalloc(alloc_size, GFP_KERNEL);
> +	if (!iio_dev_opaque)
>  		return NULL;
>  
> -	dev->dev.parent = parent;
> +	dev = &iio_dev_opaque->indio_dev;
> +	dev->priv = (char *)iio_dev_opaque +
> +		ALIGN(sizeof(struct iio_dev_opaque), IIO_ALIGN);
> +
>  	dev->dev.groups = dev->groups;
>  	dev->dev.type = &iio_device_type;
>  	dev->dev.bus = &iio_bus_type;
> @@ -1524,7 +1531,7 @@ struct iio_dev *iio_device_alloc(struct device *parent, int sizeof_priv)
>  	if (dev->id < 0) {
>  		/* cannot use a dev_err as the name isn't available */
>  		pr_err("failed to get device id\n");
> -		kfree(dev);
> +		kfree(iio_dev_opaque);
>  		return NULL;
>  	}
>  	dev_set_name(&dev->dev, "iio:device%d", dev->id);
> diff --git a/include/linux/iio/iio-opaque.h b/include/linux/iio/iio-opaque.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..1375674f14cd
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/include/linux/iio/iio-opaque.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> +
> +#ifndef _INDUSTRIAL_IO_OPAQUE_H_
> +#define _INDUSTRIAL_IO_OPAQUE_H_
> +
> +/**
> + * struct iio_dev_opaque - industrial I/O device opaque information
> + * @indio_dev:			public industrial I/O device information
> + */
> +struct iio_dev_opaque {
> +	struct iio_dev			indio_dev;
> +};
> +
> +#define to_iio_dev_opaque(indio_dev)		\
> +	container_of(indio_dev, struct iio_dev_opaque, indio_dev)
> +
> +#endif
> diff --git a/include/linux/iio/iio.h b/include/linux/iio/iio.h
> index 10a6d97a8e3e..86112e35ae5f 100644
> --- a/include/linux/iio/iio.h
> +++ b/include/linux/iio/iio.h
> @@ -522,6 +522,8 @@ struct iio_buffer_setup_ops {
>   * @flags:		[INTERN] file ops related flags including busy flag.
>   * @debugfs_dentry:	[INTERN] device specific debugfs dentry.
>   * @cached_reg_addr:	[INTERN] cached register address for debugfs reads.
> + * @priv:		[DRIVER] reference to driver's private information
> + *			**MUST** be accessed **ONLY** via iio_priv() helper
>   */
>  struct iio_dev {
>  	int				id;
> @@ -571,6 +573,7 @@ struct iio_dev {
>  	char				read_buf[20];
>  	unsigned int			read_buf_len;
>  #endif
> +	void				*priv;
>  };
>  
>  const struct iio_chan_spec
> @@ -698,9 +701,10 @@ static inline void *iio_device_get_drvdata(const struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
>  #define IIO_ALIGN L1_CACHE_BYTES
>  struct iio_dev *iio_device_alloc(struct device *parent, int sizeof_priv);
>  
> +/* The information at the returned address is guaranteed to be cacheline aligned */
>  static inline void *iio_priv(const struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
>  {
> -	return (char *)indio_dev + ALIGN(sizeof(struct iio_dev), IIO_ALIGN);
> +	return indio_dev->priv;
>  }
>  
>  void iio_device_free(struct iio_dev *indio_dev);
Alexandru Ardelean June 30, 2020, 4:12 a.m. UTC | #2
On Sat, 2020-06-27 at 17:40 +0100, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Jun 2020 15:33:40 +0300
> Alexandru Ardelean <alexandru.ardelean@analog.com> wrote:
> 
> > There are plenty of bad designs we want to discourage or not have to
> > review
> > manually usually about accessing private (marked as [INTERN]) fields of
> > 'struct iio_dev'.
> > 
> > Sometimes users copy drivers that are not always the best examples.
> > 
> > A better idea is to hide those fields into the framework.
> > For 'struct iio_dev' this is a 'struct iio_dev_opaque' which wraps a
> > public
> > 'struct iio_dev' object.
> > 
> > In the next series, some fields will be moved to this new struct, each
> > with
> > it's own rework.
> > 
> > This rework will not be complete-able for a while, as many fields need
> > some
> > drivers to be reworked in order to finalize them (e.g. 'indio_dev-
> > >mlock').
> > 
> > But some fields can already be moved, and in time, all of them may get
> > there (in the 'struct iio_dev_opaque' object).
> > 
> > Since a lot of drivers also call 'iio_priv()', in order to preserve
> > fast-paths (where this matters), the public iio_dev object will have a
> > 'priv' field that will have the pointer to the private information
> > already
> > computed. The reference returned by this field should be guaranteed to
> > be
> > cacheline aligned.
> > 
> > As for the 'iio_priv_to_dev()' helper, this needs to be hidden away.
> > There
> > aren't many users of this helper, and arguably drivers shouldn't need
> > to
> > use it in any fast-paths, as they can maintain a reference to the IIO
> > device.
> Dropped this bit as previous patch deleted iio_priv_to_dev :)

Right.
My bad.

> > The opaque parts will be moved into the 'include/linux/iio/iio-
> > opaque.h'
> > header. Should the hidden information be required for some debugging or
> > some special needs, it can be made available via this header.
> > Otherwise, only the IIO core files should include this file.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Alexandru Ardelean <alexandru.ardelean@analog.com>
> 
> I've applied this as it stands, but I wonder if we should combine
> this with the existing iio-core.h  header.
> 
> Can do that later if it makes sense.

Initially, I had thought about putting all of the iio-opaque.h code in iio-
core.h, and limit the include range in drivers/iio, but then thought maybe
leave it in 'include/linux/iio/iio-opaque.h'. That way, it's probably a bit
easier for some debugging.
I am still not sure which direction is best.
But, we can move iio-core.h into iio-opaque.h (or the other way around).

> 
> Jonathan
> 
> 
> 
> > ---
> >  drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c | 19 +++++++++++++------
> >  include/linux/iio/iio-opaque.h  | 17 +++++++++++++++++
> >  include/linux/iio/iio.h         |  6 +++++-
> >  3 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> >  create mode 100644 include/linux/iio/iio-opaque.h
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
> > b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
> > index 75661661aaba..33e2953cf021 100644
> > --- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
> > +++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
> > @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
> >  #include <linux/debugfs.h>
> >  #include <linux/mutex.h>
> >  #include <linux/iio/iio.h>
> > +#include <linux/iio/iio-opaque.h>
> >  #include "iio_core.h"
> >  #include "iio_core_trigger.h"
> >  #include <linux/iio/sysfs.h>
> > @@ -1473,6 +1474,8 @@ static void iio_device_unregister_sysfs(struct
> > iio_dev *indio_dev)
> >  static void iio_dev_release(struct device *device)
> >  {
> >  	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(device);
> > +	struct iio_dev_opaque *iio_dev_opaque =
> > to_iio_dev_opaque(indio_dev);
> > +
> >  	if (indio_dev->modes & INDIO_ALL_TRIGGERED_MODES)
> >  		iio_device_unregister_trigger_consumer(indio_dev);
> >  	iio_device_unregister_eventset(indio_dev);
> > @@ -1481,7 +1484,7 @@ static void iio_dev_release(struct device
> > *device)
> >  	iio_buffer_put(indio_dev->buffer);
> >  
> >  	ida_simple_remove(&iio_ida, indio_dev->id);
> > -	kfree(indio_dev);
> > +	kfree(iio_dev_opaque);
> >  }
> >  
> >  struct device_type iio_device_type = {
> > @@ -1495,10 +1498,11 @@ struct device_type iio_device_type = {
> >   **/
> >  struct iio_dev *iio_device_alloc(struct device *parent, int
> > sizeof_priv)
> >  {
> > +	struct iio_dev_opaque *iio_dev_opaque;
> >  	struct iio_dev *dev;
> >  	size_t alloc_size;
> >  
> > -	alloc_size = sizeof(struct iio_dev);
> > +	alloc_size = sizeof(struct iio_dev_opaque);
> >  	if (sizeof_priv) {
> >  		alloc_size = ALIGN(alloc_size, IIO_ALIGN);
> >  		alloc_size += sizeof_priv;
> > @@ -1506,11 +1510,14 @@ struct iio_dev *iio_device_alloc(struct device
> > *parent, int sizeof_priv)
> >  	/* ensure 32-byte alignment of whole construct ? */
> >  	alloc_size += IIO_ALIGN - 1;
> >  
> > -	dev = kzalloc(alloc_size, GFP_KERNEL);
> > -	if (!dev)
> > +	iio_dev_opaque = kzalloc(alloc_size, GFP_KERNEL);
> > +	if (!iio_dev_opaque)
> >  		return NULL;
> >  
> > -	dev->dev.parent = parent;
> > +	dev = &iio_dev_opaque->indio_dev;
> > +	dev->priv = (char *)iio_dev_opaque +
> > +		ALIGN(sizeof(struct iio_dev_opaque), IIO_ALIGN);
> > +
> >  	dev->dev.groups = dev->groups;
> >  	dev->dev.type = &iio_device_type;
> >  	dev->dev.bus = &iio_bus_type;
> > @@ -1524,7 +1531,7 @@ struct iio_dev *iio_device_alloc(struct device
> > *parent, int sizeof_priv)
> >  	if (dev->id < 0) {
> >  		/* cannot use a dev_err as the name isn't available */
> >  		pr_err("failed to get device id\n");
> > -		kfree(dev);
> > +		kfree(iio_dev_opaque);
> >  		return NULL;
> >  	}
> >  	dev_set_name(&dev->dev, "iio:device%d", dev->id);
> > diff --git a/include/linux/iio/iio-opaque.h b/include/linux/iio/iio-
> > opaque.h
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..1375674f14cd
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/include/linux/iio/iio-opaque.h
> > @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
> > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> > +
> > +#ifndef _INDUSTRIAL_IO_OPAQUE_H_
> > +#define _INDUSTRIAL_IO_OPAQUE_H_
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * struct iio_dev_opaque - industrial I/O device opaque information
> > + * @indio_dev:			public industrial I/O device
> > information
> > + */
> > +struct iio_dev_opaque {
> > +	struct iio_dev			indio_dev;
> > +};
> > +
> > +#define to_iio_dev_opaque(indio_dev)		\
> > +	container_of(indio_dev, struct iio_dev_opaque, indio_dev)
> > +
> > +#endif
> > diff --git a/include/linux/iio/iio.h b/include/linux/iio/iio.h
> > index 10a6d97a8e3e..86112e35ae5f 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/iio/iio.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/iio/iio.h
> > @@ -522,6 +522,8 @@ struct iio_buffer_setup_ops {
> >   * @flags:		[INTERN] file ops related flags including busy
> > flag.
> >   * @debugfs_dentry:	[INTERN] device specific debugfs dentry.
> >   * @cached_reg_addr:	[INTERN] cached register address for
> > debugfs reads.
> > + * @priv:		[DRIVER] reference to driver's private information
> > + *			**MUST** be accessed **ONLY** via iio_priv() helper
> >   */
> >  struct iio_dev {
> >  	int				id;
> > @@ -571,6 +573,7 @@ struct iio_dev {
> >  	char				read_buf[20];
> >  	unsigned int			read_buf_len;
> >  #endif
> > +	void				*priv;
> >  };
> >  
> >  const struct iio_chan_spec
> > @@ -698,9 +701,10 @@ static inline void *iio_device_get_drvdata(const
> > struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
> >  #define IIO_ALIGN L1_CACHE_BYTES
> >  struct iio_dev *iio_device_alloc(struct device *parent, int
> > sizeof_priv);
> >  
> > +/* The information at the returned address is guaranteed to be
> > cacheline aligned */
> >  static inline void *iio_priv(const struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
> >  {
> > -	return (char *)indio_dev + ALIGN(sizeof(struct iio_dev),
> > IIO_ALIGN);
> > +	return indio_dev->priv;
> >  }
> >  
> >  void iio_device_free(struct iio_dev *indio_dev);
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Patch

diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
index 75661661aaba..33e2953cf021 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ 
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/iio/iio.h>
+#include <linux/iio/iio-opaque.h>
 #include "iio_core.h"
 #include "iio_core_trigger.h"
 #include <linux/iio/sysfs.h>
@@ -1473,6 +1474,8 @@  static void iio_device_unregister_sysfs(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 static void iio_dev_release(struct device *device)
 {
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(device);
+	struct iio_dev_opaque *iio_dev_opaque = to_iio_dev_opaque(indio_dev);
+
 	if (indio_dev->modes & INDIO_ALL_TRIGGERED_MODES)
 		iio_device_unregister_trigger_consumer(indio_dev);
 	iio_device_unregister_eventset(indio_dev);
@@ -1481,7 +1484,7 @@  static void iio_dev_release(struct device *device)
 	iio_buffer_put(indio_dev->buffer);
 
 	ida_simple_remove(&iio_ida, indio_dev->id);
-	kfree(indio_dev);
+	kfree(iio_dev_opaque);
 }
 
 struct device_type iio_device_type = {
@@ -1495,10 +1498,11 @@  struct device_type iio_device_type = {
  **/
 struct iio_dev *iio_device_alloc(struct device *parent, int sizeof_priv)
 {
+	struct iio_dev_opaque *iio_dev_opaque;
 	struct iio_dev *dev;
 	size_t alloc_size;
 
-	alloc_size = sizeof(struct iio_dev);
+	alloc_size = sizeof(struct iio_dev_opaque);
 	if (sizeof_priv) {
 		alloc_size = ALIGN(alloc_size, IIO_ALIGN);
 		alloc_size += sizeof_priv;
@@ -1506,11 +1510,14 @@  struct iio_dev *iio_device_alloc(struct device *parent, int sizeof_priv)
 	/* ensure 32-byte alignment of whole construct ? */
 	alloc_size += IIO_ALIGN - 1;
 
-	dev = kzalloc(alloc_size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!dev)
+	iio_dev_opaque = kzalloc(alloc_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!iio_dev_opaque)
 		return NULL;
 
-	dev->dev.parent = parent;
+	dev = &iio_dev_opaque->indio_dev;
+	dev->priv = (char *)iio_dev_opaque +
+		ALIGN(sizeof(struct iio_dev_opaque), IIO_ALIGN);
+
 	dev->dev.groups = dev->groups;
 	dev->dev.type = &iio_device_type;
 	dev->dev.bus = &iio_bus_type;
@@ -1524,7 +1531,7 @@  struct iio_dev *iio_device_alloc(struct device *parent, int sizeof_priv)
 	if (dev->id < 0) {
 		/* cannot use a dev_err as the name isn't available */
 		pr_err("failed to get device id\n");
-		kfree(dev);
+		kfree(iio_dev_opaque);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	dev_set_name(&dev->dev, "iio:device%d", dev->id);
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/iio-opaque.h b/include/linux/iio/iio-opaque.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1375674f14cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/iio/iio-opaque.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ 
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+
+#ifndef _INDUSTRIAL_IO_OPAQUE_H_
+#define _INDUSTRIAL_IO_OPAQUE_H_
+
+/**
+ * struct iio_dev_opaque - industrial I/O device opaque information
+ * @indio_dev:			public industrial I/O device information
+ */
+struct iio_dev_opaque {
+	struct iio_dev			indio_dev;
+};
+
+#define to_iio_dev_opaque(indio_dev)		\
+	container_of(indio_dev, struct iio_dev_opaque, indio_dev)
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/iio.h b/include/linux/iio/iio.h
index 10a6d97a8e3e..86112e35ae5f 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/iio.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/iio.h
@@ -522,6 +522,8 @@  struct iio_buffer_setup_ops {
  * @flags:		[INTERN] file ops related flags including busy flag.
  * @debugfs_dentry:	[INTERN] device specific debugfs dentry.
  * @cached_reg_addr:	[INTERN] cached register address for debugfs reads.
+ * @priv:		[DRIVER] reference to driver's private information
+ *			**MUST** be accessed **ONLY** via iio_priv() helper
  */
 struct iio_dev {
 	int				id;
@@ -571,6 +573,7 @@  struct iio_dev {
 	char				read_buf[20];
 	unsigned int			read_buf_len;
 #endif
+	void				*priv;
 };
 
 const struct iio_chan_spec
@@ -698,9 +701,10 @@  static inline void *iio_device_get_drvdata(const struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 #define IIO_ALIGN L1_CACHE_BYTES
 struct iio_dev *iio_device_alloc(struct device *parent, int sizeof_priv);
 
+/* The information at the returned address is guaranteed to be cacheline aligned */
 static inline void *iio_priv(const struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
-	return (char *)indio_dev + ALIGN(sizeof(struct iio_dev), IIO_ALIGN);
+	return indio_dev->priv;
 }
 
 void iio_device_free(struct iio_dev *indio_dev);