linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] driver core: Move device_links_purge() after bus_remove

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Date:   Fri, 20 Oct 2017 20:01:34 +0800
From:   jeffy <jeffy.chen@...k-chips.com>
To:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, briannorris@...omium.org,
        heiko@...ech.de, dmitry.torokhov@...il.com, dianders@...omium.org,
        tfiga@...omium.org, broonie@...nel.org, seanpaul@...omium.org,
        thierry.reding@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] driver core: Move device_links_purge() after bus_remove_device()

Hi Rafael,

On 10/20/2017 07:17 PM, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> Technically the problem has always been there, but it is only visible if
> device links are used in a specific way and I'm not sure whether or not
> there is any code in the tree where that's the case.
>
> That said AFAICS it should be safe to add
>
> Fixes: 9ed9895370ae (driver core: Functional dependencies tracking support)

right, forgot to do so, thanks for noticing :)
>
> to it and handle it accordingly.
>
> Thanks,
> Rafael