[PATCH 1/5] USB: cypress_cy7c63: drop redundant device reference
From: Johan Hovold
Date: Thu Mar 05 2026 - 06:15:55 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/usb/misc/cypress_cy7c63.c | 4 +---
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/cypress_cy7c63.c b/drivers/usb/misc/cypress_cy7c63.c
index 99185fc3e9df..4a7f955ba85b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/cypress_cy7c63.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/cypress_cy7c63.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static int cypress_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
if (!dev)
goto error_mem;
- dev->udev = usb_get_dev(interface_to_usbdev(interface));
+ dev->udev = interface_to_usbdev(interface);
/* save our data pointer in this interface device */
usb_set_intfdata(interface, dev);
@@ -239,8 +239,6 @@ static void cypress_disconnect(struct usb_interface *interface)
* device files have been removed */
usb_set_intfdata(interface, NULL);
- usb_put_dev(dev->udev);
-
dev_info(&interface->dev,
"Cypress CY7C63xxx device now disconnected\n");
--
2.52.0