linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] regmap: clean up debugfs if regmap

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Message-ID: <20120524103840.GK5361@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
Date:	Thu, 24 May 2012 11:38:41 +0100
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
To:	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Stephen Warren <swarren@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] regmap: clean up debugfs if regmap_init fails

On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 04:30:53PM -0600, Stephen Warren wrote:
> From: Stephen Warren <swarren@...dia.com>
> 
> If debugfs isn't cleaned up, stale files will be left in the filesystem
> which will cause an OOPS when accessed the first time, and hang the
> accessing application when accessed again, presumably due to some lock
> being left held.

Applied, thanks.
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