On 05/03/2026 at 11:43:13 +01, Johan Hovold <[email protected]> wrote:
> Driver core holds a reference to the USB interface and its parent USB > device while the interface is bound to a driver and there is no need to > take additional references unless the structures are needed after > disconnect. > > Drop the redundant device reference to reduce cargo culting, make it > easier to spot drivers where an extra reference is needed, and reduce > the risk of memory leaks when drivers fail to release it. > > Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <[email protected]> I'm not qualified enough to judge how useful that can be, but on the other hand I don't believe it will hurt either, so: Reviewed-by: Miquel Raynal <[email protected]> Thanks, Miquèl
