linux-kernel - [PATCH V2 6/7] Documentation/auxiliary_bus: Clarify the release of devices from find device

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Date:   Wed,  1 Dec 2021 20:43:04 -0800
From:   ira.weiny@...el.com
To:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH V2 6/7] Documentation/auxiliary_bus: Clarify the release of devices from find device

From: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>

auxiliary_find_device() takes a proper get_device() reference on the
device before returning the matched device.

Users of this call should be informed that they need to properly release
this reference with put_device().

Signed-off-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>
---
 drivers/base/auxiliary.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/base/auxiliary.c b/drivers/base/auxiliary.c
index 7192f7d03a05..ab5315681a42 100644
--- a/drivers/base/auxiliary.c
+++ b/drivers/base/auxiliary.c
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__auxiliary_device_add);
  * This function returns a reference to a device that is 'found'
  * for later use, as determined by the @match callback.
  *
+ * The reference returned should be released with put_device().
+ *
  * The callback should return 0 if the device doesn't match and non-zero
  * if it does.  If the callback returns non-zero, this function will
  * return to the caller and not iterate over any more devices.
-- 
2.31.1