Re: [PATCH v3] greybus: es2: drop redundant device reference

[Johan Hovold]

On Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 09:22:26AM +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 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>
> ---
> 
> This one needs one more spin... Sorry about the mess up.

> Changes in v3:
>  - drop the leftover usb_dev_put() in early error paths
> 
> Changes in v2:
>  - drop temporary udev variable as reported by the kernel test robot
>    (W=1 warning)

Greg, can you pick this one up for 7.1?

Johan