linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] nubus: Call put_device() in bus initialization error path

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdWb41i2mCU0Ob7pDaL1zJVgpJtXKFCWCf+XsoigF3OSag@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:21:06 +0100
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To: Finn Thain <fthain@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc: Haoxiang Li <lihaoxiang@...c.iscas.ac.cn>, Daniel Palmer <daniel@...f.com>, 
	linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] nubus: Call put_device() in bus initialization error path

On Sat, 13 Dec 2025 at 08:21, Finn Thain <fthain@...ux-m68k.org> wrote:
> The error path for bus initialization is missing a call to put_device().
> Add that call. This error path will probably never actually execute, but
> any kernel source code may be subject to static checking or re-use.
>
> Cc: Haoxiang Li <lihaoxiang@...c.iscas.ac.cn>
> Cc: Daniel Palmer <daniel@...f.com>
> Suggested-by: Haoxiang Li <lihaoxiang@...c.iscas.ac.cn>
> Signed-off-by: Finn Thain <fthain@...ux-m68k.org>

Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
i.e. will queue in the m68k tree for v6.20.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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