linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] uio: Convert to platform remove callback returning void

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Message-ID: <2024041517-helper-suitable-0e42@gregkh>
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 09:31:35 +0200
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel@...gutronix.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] uio: Convert to platform remove callback returning
 void

On Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 09:19:00AM +0200, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> On Fri, Mar 08, 2024 at 10:31:00PM +0100, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> > this series converts the two platform drivers below drivers/uio that
> > make use of .remove() to use .remove_new() instead.
> > 
> > See commit 5c5a7680e67b ("platform: Provide a remove callback that
> > returns no value") for an extended explanation and the eventual goal.
> > The TL;DR; is to make it harder for driver authors to leak resources
> > without noticing. The drivers here get it right though and so can be
> > converted trivially.
> > 
> > This is merge window material. The two patches are independent of each
> > other so they can be applied individually if necessary. But I assume
> > and suggest that Greg will pick them up together.
> > 
> > [..]
> > 
> > Uwe Kleine-König (2):
> >   uio: fsl_elbc_gpcm: Convert to platform remove callback returning void
> >   uio: pruss: Convert to platform remove callback returning void
> 
> The commit 1019fa4839c9 ("uio: pruss: Remove this driver") (currently in
> next) makes the pruss patch obsolete. The fsl_elbc_gpcm patch was
> applied.

Yes, that's why I only applied one, sorry if I didn't let you know.

greg k-h