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

[Johan Hovold]

On Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at 09:31:25AM +0100, Johan Hovold wrote:
> 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.

It's been two more weeks (and these haven't shown up in linux-next) so
sending another reminder.

Can someone please pick these up for 7.1?

Johan