linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/6] of: fix missing kobject init for !SYSFS && OF

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Date:   Thu,  5 Oct 2017 14:44:17 -0500
From:   Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Nicolas Pitre <nico@...aro.org>,
        Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>,
        Grant Likely <glikely@...retlab.ca>
Subject: [PATCH 1/6] of: fix missing kobject init for !SYSFS && OF_DYNAMIC config

The ref counting is broken for OF_DYNAMIC when sysfs is disabled because
the kobject initialization is skipped. Only the properties
add/remove/update should be skipped for !SYSFS config.

Cc: Nicolas Pitre <nico@...aro.org>
Cc: Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
---
 drivers/of/base.c | 3 ---
 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
index 260d33c0f26c..9e9bd17121fb 100644
--- a/drivers/of/base.c
+++ b/drivers/of/base.c
@@ -169,9 +169,6 @@ int __of_attach_node_sysfs(struct device_node *np)
 	struct property *pp;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SYSFS))
-		return 0;
-
 	if (!of_kset)
 		return 0;
 
-- 
2.11.0