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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Device class reference counting
On Fri, Jul 30, 2004 at 06:03:00PM +0200, Thomas Koeller wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I found a little issue with reference counting for
> device classes in 2.6.8-rc2. Patch attached.

> --- linux-mips/drivers/base/class.c 2004-07-14 16:21:33.000000000 +0200
> +++ linux-mips-work/drivers/base/class.c 2004-07-30 17:51:09.477331128 +0200
> @@ -353,8 +353,8 @@
> struct class_interface * class_intf;
> int error;
>
> - class_dev = class_device_get(class_dev);
> - if (!class_dev || !strlen(class_dev->class_id))
> + if (!strlen(class_dev->class_id)
> + || !(class_dev = class_device_get(class_dev)))
> return -EINVAL;

I don't understand what you are trying to fix here. In fact, if
class_dev is NULL, you will now oops.

Hm, I guess if class_dev->class_id is null, we will exit with an extra
reference grabbed on the class_dev. Is that what you are trying to fix
here?

If so, please rework the patch.

thanks,

greg k-h
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