linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pwm: Unexport children before chip removal

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Date:   Mon, 5 Sep 2016 17:03:51 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>
Cc:     David Hsu <davidhsu@...gle.com>, sspatil@...gle.com,
        linux-pwm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pwm: Unexport children before chip removal

On Mon, Sep 05, 2016 at 04:46:41PM +0200, Thierry Reding wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 09, 2016 at 02:57:46PM -0700, David Hsu wrote:
> > Exported pwm channels aren't removed before the pwmchip and are
> > leaked. This results in invalid sysfs files. This fix removes
> > all exported pwm channels before chip removal.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: David Hsu <davidhsu@...gle.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/pwm/core.c  |  2 ++
> >  drivers/pwm/sysfs.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
> >  include/linux/pwm.h |  5 +++++
> >  3 files changed, 25 insertions(+)
> 
> I've applied this with the following added to the commit message:
> 
> 	Fixes: 76abbdde2d95 ("pwm: Add sysfs interface")
> 
> since this seems to have been wrong since forever.

Wonderful, thanks for doing that.

greg k-h