linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] RTC: properly manage lifetime of dev and cdev in rtc device

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Message-ID: <20150722204057.GN2853@piout.net>
Date:	Wed, 22 Jul 2015 22:40:57 +0200
From:	Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>
To:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc:	Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
	rtc-linux@...glegroups.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] RTC: properly manage lifetime of dev and cdev in rtc
 device

On 20/07/2015 at 16:02:51 -0700, Dmitry Torokhov wrote :
> struct rtc embeds both struct dev and struct cdev.  Unfortunately character
> device structure may outlive the parent rtc structure unless we set it up
> as parent of character device so that it will stay pinned until character
> device is freed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/rtc/rtc-dev.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
Applied, thanks.


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