linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 1/6] usb: Add support for Intel LJCA device

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Date:   Sun, 26 Mar 2023 17:04:59 +0800
From:   "Ye, Xiang" <xiang.ye@...el.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@...omium.org>,
        "Lee Jones" <lee@...nel.org>, Wolfram Sang <wsa@...nel.org>,
        Tyrone Ting <kfting@...oton.com>,
        Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>,
        <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-spi@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>, <srinivas.pandruvada@...el.com>,
        <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>,
        <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>, <zhifeng.wang@...el.com>,
        <wentong.wu@...el.com>, <lixu.zhang@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 1/6] usb: Add support for Intel LJCA device

On Sat, Mar 25, 2023 at 11:27:03PM +0100, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 25, 2023 at 11:47:06PM +0800, Ye Xiang wrote:
> > +static void ljca_aux_release(struct device *dev) {}
> 
> Sorry, but creating an empty release function just to shut the kernel up
> is NOT how to properly do this, you all know better.  This is totally
> broken.  The kernel was telling you what you had to do, don't think that
> you are being smarter than it by doing this, otherwise we would have
> never had the kernel spit out that error in the first place, right?
Got it. Will use the release callback to free memory used by the auxiliary
device instead.
> 
> Now I will ask you to follow the proper Intel kernel review rules and
> get proper approval for the patchset before submitting it to us again,
> as basic things like this are not supposed to be caught by us, but by
> your internal review process first.
Thanks. I will get approval on Intel's internal review first before sending
the next version out for review.

--
Thanks
Ye Xiang