linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pktcdvd : add kobject

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Date:	Tue, 4 Dec 2007 10:05:24 +0200 (EET)
From:	Pekka J Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
To:	Dave Young <hidave.darkstar@...il.com>
cc:	petero2@...ia.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pktcdvd : add kobject_put when kobject register fails

Hi Dave,

On Tue, 4 Dec 2007, Dave Young wrote:
> the kobject reference is get in kobject_init, and then kobject_add, if
> kobject_add fail, it will only cleanup the reference got by itsself.
> 
> This topic is discussed in:
> http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/11/30/9

Ok, thanks! Please the explanation to the changelog too.

Reviewed-by: Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>

			Pekka
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