linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] Sample kset/ktype/kobject implementation

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Date:	Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:07:37 +0800
From:	"Dave Young" <hidave.darkstar@...il.com>
To:	"Alan Stern" <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
Cc:	"Greg KH" <greg@...ah.com>,
	"Cornelia Huck" <cornelia.huck@...ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, "Kay Sievers" <kay.sievers@...y.org>,
	"Jonathan Corbet" <corbet@....net>,
	"Randy Dunlap" <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC] Sample kset/ktype/kobject implementation

On Nov 30, 2007 6:11 AM, Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu> wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Nov 2007, Greg KH wrote:
>
> > > > > kobject_put(foo) is needed since it gets you through kobject_cleanup()
> > > > > where the name can be freed.
> > > >
> > > > No, kobject_register() should have handled that for us, right?
> > >
> > > kobject_register() doesn't do a kobject_put() if kobject_add() failed.
> >
> > Crap.  If I can't get this code right in an example, the API is messed
> > up.  Time to take Kay seriously and start to revamp the basic kobject
> > api :)
>
> The rule is simple enough.  After calling kobject_register() you should
> always use kobject_put() -- even if kobject_register() failed.
>
> In fact, after calling kobject_init() you should use kobject_put().
> The first rule follows from this one, since kobject_register() calls
> kobject_init() internally.
>
Hi,
The behavior is not very clear here, the root problem is that :

1. Should we call kobject_put so cleanup work can be done by refcount
touch zero or call kfree every time after kobject_register failed?

2. If kobject_put calling is true, should this be done in
kobject_register error handling codes or by hand after
kobject_register failed?

Regards
dave
> Alan Stern
>
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