linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] driver-core: remove the duplicate assignment of kobj->parent in device

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Message-ID: <20130125203256.GA6374@kroah.com>
Date:	Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:32:56 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Wei Yang <weiyang@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] driver-core: remove the duplicate assignment of
 kobj->parent in device_add

On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 01:58:30PM +0800, Wei Yang wrote:
> kobject_add() will setup the kobject parent correctly.

How so?

> This patch removes the redundant code.

I don't know, how is it redundant?  What is this causing?  Is it somehow
slowing things down?

> Tested on Lenovo T420.

How?

I don't know about this patch, sorry.

greg k-h
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