linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 28/28] leds: sgm3140: Put fwnode in any case during ->probe()

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Date:   Fri, 28 May 2021 12:14:54 +0200
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
Cc:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Amireddy Mallikarjuna reddy 
        <mallikarjunax.reddy@...ux.intel.com>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Marek Behún <marek.behun@....cz>,
        Abanoub Sameh <abanoubsameh8@...il.com>,
        Dan Murphy <dmurphy@...com>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>,
        linux-leds@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Luca Weiss <luca@...tu.xyz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 28/28] leds: sgm3140: Put fwnode in any case during
 ->probe()

Hi!

> fwnode_get_next_child_node() bumps a reference counting of a returned variable.
> We have to balance it whenever we return to the caller.

This (and similar) -- in half of the drivers we hold the handle from
successful probe. Is it a problem and why is it problem only for some
drivers?

Thanks for series, btw, I pushed out current version of the tree.

Best regards,
								Pavel

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