linux-kernel - Re: [External] [PATCH] node: put_device after failing to device

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Date:   Thu, 23 Jun 2022 01:12:31 +0800
From:   Zhi Song <zhi.song@...edance.com>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     rafael@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [External] [PATCH] node: put_device after failing to
 device_register

> On Jun 14, 2022, at 22:37, Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
> 
> On Tue, Jun 14, 2022 at 10:30:07PM +0800, Zhi Song wrote:
>> device_register() is used to register a device with the system.
>> 
>> We cannot directly free dev after calling this function,
>> even if it returns an error.
> 
> the device is not being freed, why say this?
> 
> And you do have a full 72 columns to use :)
> 
>> 
>> We should use put_device() to give up the reference
>> initialized in this function instead.
> 
> There is no "instead" happening here.  The patch looks correct, but this
> changelog text does not.  Please fix up.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

Hi Greg,

I have submitted this fixed patch here:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220621171623.1959231-1-zhi.song@bytedance
.com/
take a look if there's anything wrong. :)

Thanks,

Zhi