Re: [PATCH 2/2] USB: usbip: drop redundant device reference

[Shuah Khan]

On 3/5/26 06:38, Johan Hovold wrote:
> Driver core holds a reference to the USB device while it is bound to a
> driver and there is no need to take additional references unless the
> structure is needed after disconnect.

In this case it is necessary for stub driver to hang on to the reference
to maintain exported device status.

thanks,
-- Shuah