linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] memory: mtk-smi: fix device leaks on common probe

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Message-ID: <7eeb7209-bd73-45e1-a7b7-75b02e9cfde2@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:16:04 +0100
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
To: Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>, Yong Wu <yong.wu@...iatek.com>
Cc: Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>,
 AngeloGioacchino Del Regno <angelogioacchino.delregno@...labora.com>,
 linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 stable@...r.kernel.org, Miaoqian Lin <linmq006@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] memory: mtk-smi: fix device leaks on common probe

On 21/11/2025 17:46, Johan Hovold wrote:
> Make sure to drop the reference taken when looking up the SMI device
> during common probe on late probe failure (e.g. probe deferral) and on
> driver unbind.
> 
> Fixes: 47404757702e ("memory: mtk-smi: Add device link for smi-sub-common")
> Fixes: 038ae37c510f ("memory: mtk-smi: add missing put_device() call in mtk_smi_device_link_common")
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org	# 5.16: 038ae37c510f
> Cc: Yong Wu <yong.wu@...iatek.com>
> Cc: Miaoqian Lin <linmq006@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>

Thanks Johan.

Side note:
Three weeks and no reviews from Mediatek developers (not necessarily SoC
maintainers, I know your queue is long). So please remember Mediatek: in
case you ever wonder why your patches are waiting on the list for very
long, here is your answer.


Best regards,
Krzysztof