Re: [PATCH v2 00/18] wifi: drop redundant USB device references

[Johan Hovold]

On Fri, Mar 06, 2026 at 09:51:26AM +0100, Johan Hovold 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 redundant device references 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 them.

> Johan Hovold (18):

>   wifi: mt76: drop redundant device reference
>   wifi: mt76x0u: drop redundant device reference
>   wifi: mt76x2u: drop redundant device reference
>   wifi: mt76: mt792xu: drop redundant device reference
>   wifi: mt7601u: drop redundant device reference

All of these are now in linux-next except for the five Mediatek fixes.

Could someone pick them up as well? Not sure which tree they'd usually
go through.

Johan