linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 01/11] firmware: raspberrypi: Keep count of all consumers

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Date:   Sat, 12 Dec 2020 21:14:01 -0800
From:   Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
To:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Nicolas Saenz Julienne <nsaenzjulienne@...e.de>,
        Ray Jui <rjui@...adcom.com>,
        Scott Branden <sbranden@...adcom.com>,
        bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de
Cc:     linux-pwm@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, wahrenst@....net,
        linux-input@...r.kernel.org, dmitry.torokhov@...il.com,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        p.zabel@...gutronix.de, linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org,
        linus.walleij@...aro.org, linux-clk@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, bgolaszewski@...libre.com,
        andy.shevchenko@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 01/11] firmware: raspberrypi: Keep count of all consumers

Quoting Nicolas Saenz Julienne (2020-12-11 08:47:50)
> When unbinding the firmware device we need to make sure it has no
> consumers left. Otherwise we'd leave them with a firmware handle
> pointing at freed memory.
> 
> Keep a reference count of all consumers and introduce rpi_firmware_put()
> which will permit automatically decrease the reference count upon
> unbinding consumer drivers.
> 
> Suggested-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>
> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Saenz Julienne <nsaenzjulienne@...e.de>
> Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
> 
> ---

Reviewed-by: Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>