linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] ata: sata_dwc_460ex: No need to call phy_exit() befre phy

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Date:   Tue, 27 Jul 2021 19:30:34 -0600
From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Dinghao Liu <dinghao.liu@....edu.cn>,
        linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] ata: sata_dwc_460ex: No need to call phy_exit()
 befre phy_init()

On 7/27/21 6:51 AM, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> Last change to device managed APIs cleaned up error path to simple phy_exit()
> call, which in some cases has been executed with NULL parameter. This per se
> is not a problem, but rather logical misconception: no need to free resource
> when it's for sure has not been allocated yet. Fix the driver accordingly.

Applied for 5.15, thanks.

-- 
Jens Axboe