linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] cpuidle: big.LITTLE: add of_node

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Date:   Tue, 20 Nov 2018 17:06:12 +0100
From:   "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
To:     tiny.windzz@...il.com
Cc:     Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi@....com>,
        Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Linux PM <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] cpuidle: big.LITTLE: add of_node_put()

On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 4:46 PM Yangtao Li <tiny.windzz@...il.com> wrote:
>
> The of_node_put() is missing.So we call the of_node_put() to release
> the refcount.

I would say "of_find_node_by_path() acquires a reference to the node
returned by it and that reference needs to be dropped by its caller.
bl_idle_init() doesn't do that, so fix it."

Thanks,
Rafael