[PATCH 04/13] wifi: mwifiex: drop redundant device reference

From: Johan Hovold

Date: Thu Mar 05 2026 - 06:08:42 EST


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 <johan@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/usb.c | 4 ----
1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/usb.c
index 947ecb0a7b40..f4b94a1054f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/usb.c
@@ -520,8 +520,6 @@ static int mwifiex_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
return ret;
}

- usb_get_dev(udev);
-
return 0;
}

@@ -666,8 +664,6 @@ static void mwifiex_usb_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
mwifiex_dbg(adapter, FATAL,
"%s: removing card\n", __func__);
mwifiex_remove_card(adapter);
-
- usb_put_dev(interface_to_usbdev(intf));
}

static void mwifiex_usb_coredump(struct device *dev)
--
2.52.0