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SubjectRe: struct device::release issue
On Sat, Mar 06, 2004 at 12:47:24PM +0100, Frank A. Uepping wrote:
> Hi,
> if device_add fails (e.g. bus_add_device returns an error) then the release
> method will be called for the device. Is this a bug or a feature?

Are you sure this will happen? device_initialize() gets a reference
that is still present after device_add() fails, right? So release()
will not get called.

thanks,

greg k-h
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