linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] net: phy: call put_device on device

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Message-ID: <20131214172545.GD22520@kroah.com>
Date:	Sat, 14 Dec 2013 09:25:45 -0800
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Levente Kurusa <levex@...ux.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	Michał Mirosław <mirq-linux@...e.qmqm.pl>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] net: phy: call put_device on device_register()
 failure

On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 07:39:53PM +0100, Levente Kurusa wrote:
> It is required to call put_device() if device_register() fails,
> so that we give up the last reference to the device. Calling put_device
> allows for mdiobus_release to be executed, kfreeing the bus.
> 
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Cc: Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
> Signed-off-by: Levente Kurusa <levex@...ux.com>

Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
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