linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RESEND 2/2] drivers: base: Add basic devm tests for platform devices

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Date:   Sat, 3 Jun 2023 16:38:55 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Maxime Ripard <mripard@...nel.org>
Cc:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Brendan Higgins <brendan.higgins@...ux.dev>,
        David Gow <davidgow@...gle.com>,
        linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, kunit-dev@...glegroups.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Maxime Ripard <maxime@...no.tech>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND 2/2] drivers: base: Add basic devm tests for
 platform devices

On Fri, Jun 02, 2023 at 05:20:44PM +0200, Maxime Ripard wrote:
> From: Maxime Ripard <maxime@...no.tech>
> 
> Platform devices show some inconsistencies with how devm resources are
> released when the device has been probed and when it hasn't. Let's add a
> few tests to exercise thos paths and odd cases.

"those" :)

And what are those inconsistencies?  Where are they documented?  Here or
somewhere else?

thanks,

greg k-h