From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@kernel.org
To: Johan Hovold <johan@kernel.org>
Cc: stefan@datenfreihafen.org, alex.aring@gmail.com,
miquel.raynal@bootlin.com, andrew+netdev@lunn.ch,
davem@davemloft.net, edumazet@google.com, kuba@kernel.org,
pabeni@redhat.com, linux-wpan@vger.kernel.org,
netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ieee802154: atusb: drop redundant device reference
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:50:13 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <177431341353.395707.10248845346932260597.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260305104313.15898-1-johan@kernel.org>
Hello:
This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>:
On Thu, 5 Mar 2026 11:43:13 +0100 you wrote:
> Driver core holds a reference to the USB interface and its parent USB
> device while the interface is bound to a driver and there is no need to
> take additional references unless the structures are needed after
> disconnect.
>
> Drop the redundant device reference to reduce cargo culting, make it
> easier to spot drivers where an extra reference is needed, and reduce
> the risk of memory leaks when drivers fail to release it.
>
> [...]
Here is the summary with links:
- ieee802154: atusb: drop redundant device reference
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/4e9b1994a105
You are awesome, thank you!
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prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-24 0:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-05 10:43 [PATCH] ieee802154: atusb: drop redundant device reference Johan Hovold
2026-03-09 8:55 ` Miquel Raynal
2026-03-22 22:27 ` Stefan Schmidt
2026-03-22 22:30 ` Stefan Schmidt
2026-03-23 21:33 ` Jakub Kicinski
2026-03-24 0:50 ` patchwork-bot+netdevbpf [this message]
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