linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 12/24] media/video: fix dangling pointers

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Date:	Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:39:12 +0200
From:	Wolfram Sang <w.sang@...gutronix.de>
To:	Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@...all.nl>
Cc:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>,
	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>,
	linux-media@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/24] media/video: fix dangling pointers

Hans,

> But this just feels like an i2c core thing to me. After remove() is called
> the core should just set the client data to NULL. If there are drivers that
> rely on the current behavior, then those drivers should be reviewed first as
> to the reason why they need it.

It will be done this way now. As you have taken part in the discussion, I guess
the media-subsystem never really considered picking those patches up ;)

Regards,

   Wolfram

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