From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@kernel.org
To: Johan Hovold <johan@kernel.org>
Cc: Thangaraj.S@microchip.com, Rengarajan.S@microchip.com,
UNGLinuxDriver@microchip.com, andrew+netdev@lunn.ch,
davem@davemloft.net, edumazet@google.com, kuba@kernel.org,
pabeni@redhat.com, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: usb: lan78xx: drop redundant device reference
Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2026 03:30:06 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <177285420605.140745.14809539628005382506.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260305105006.16415-1-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 11:50:06 +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:
- net: usb: lan78xx: drop redundant device reference
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/f4ac0cc88e99
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2026-03-05 10:50 [PATCH] net: usb: lan78xx: drop redundant device reference Johan Hovold
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