Re: [PATCH v2 RESEND 0/5] wifi: mediatek: drop redundant USB device references

[Johan Hovold <johan@kernel.org>]

On Thu, Apr 30, 2026 at 10:33:30AM +0200, Johan Hovold wrote:
> [ This is a resend (with trimmed CC) of the five Mediatek patches which
>   still haven't been picked up from [1]. ]
> 
> 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 redundant device references 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 them.

> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260306085144.12064-1-johan@kernel.org/
> 
> 
> Johan Hovold (5):
>   wifi: mt76: drop redundant device reference
>   wifi: mt76x0u: drop redundant device reference
>   wifi: mt76x2u: drop redundant device reference
>   wifi: mt76: mt792xu: drop redundant device reference
>   wifi: mt7601u: drop redundant device reference

It's now been three months since these were first posted.

Can someone please pick them up?

Johan