linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Revert "platform/x86: wmi: Destroy on cleanup rather than unregister"

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Date:   Fri, 22 Nov 2019 13:09:56 +0100
From:   Bjørn Mork <bjorn@...k.no>
To:     Yongxin Liu <yongxin.liu@...driver.com>
Cc:     <andy@...radead.org>, <dvhart@...radead.org>,
        <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <mario.limonciello@...l.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Revert "platform/x86: wmi: Destroy on cleanup rather than unregister"

Bjørn Mork <bjorn@...k.no> writes:

> Maybe we should add a WARN_ON(!MAJOR(devt)) or similar to
> device_destroy() to prevent similar future problems?

No, that's definitely not a good idea.  We have examples like
drivers/tty/vt/vt.c which (ab)use the devt with zero major and a
unique minor to keep track of devices.  So forget about any warning.

But the device_destroy's with a static MKDEV(0,0) should be removed.

Bjørn