netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net: phy: add a note about refcounting

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Message-Id: <163940760974.26947.9407847088781132753.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date:   Mon, 13 Dec 2021 15:00:09 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>
Cc:     andrew@...n.ch, hkallweit1@...il.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, kuba@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: phy: add a note about refcounting

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (master)
by David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:

On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 11:05:13 +0000 you wrote:
> Recently, a patch has been submitted to "fix" the refcounting for a DT
> node in of_mdiobus_link_mdiodev(). This is not a leaked refcount. The
> refcount is passed to the new device.
> 
> Sadly, coccicheck identifies this location as a leaked refcount, which
> means we're likely to keep getting patches to "fix" this. However,
> fixing this will cause breakage. Add a comment to state that the lack
> of of_node_put() here is intentional.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] net: phy: add a note about refcounting
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/d33dae51645c

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