linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] pci: remove redundant pci_dev

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Date:	Tue, 29 Oct 2013 07:34:14 -0400
From:	Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>
To:	Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	tglx@...utronix.de, yinghai@...nel.org, Knut_Petersen@...nline.de,
	mingo@...nel.org, paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, fweisbec@...il.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] pci: remove redundant pci_dev_get/put() on
 kobject (un)register

On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 11:30:31AM +0100, Veaceslav Falico wrote:
> Currently we're pci_dev_get/put()-ing pci device on every kobject
> creation/removal. It's useless per se - the kobject is part of the device
> itself, so it should be removed when there are no users of the pdev, and is
> not a user of it.
> 
> CC: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
> CC: Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>
> CC: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> CC: linux-pci@...r.kernel.org
> CC: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@...hat.com>
Acked-by: Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>

> 
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