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From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 22:10:05 +0000
Subject: Re: [KJ] [PATCH] drivers/char/istallion.c : change pci_find_device by
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On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 11:57:46PM +0200, trem wrote:
> From: trem <tremyfr@yahoo.fr>
> 
> This patch simply change pci_find_device by pci_get_device, because
> pci_find_device is deprecated. pci_dev_put has been added to decrement
> the counter, so unload could be done.

Huh?  No, this patch is wrong, you are leaking a reference count, and
causing others to drop down to 0 accidentally.

Do NOT apply this.

thanks,

greg k-h

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