Re: [PATCH] maple: switch to dynamic root device

From: Artur Rojek

Date: Fri Apr 24 2026 - 17:10:30 EST


On 2026-04-24 21:59, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
Hi Artur,

On Fri, 2026-04-24 at 21:08 +0200, Artur Rojek wrote:
On 2026-04-24 12:41, Johan Hovold wrote:
> Driver core expects devices to be dynamically allocated and will, for
> example, complain loudly when no release function has been provided.
>
> Use root_device_register() to allocate and register the root device
> instead of open coding using a static device.
>
> Note that this also fixes a reference leak in case device_register()
> fails which may be flagged by static checkers.
>
> Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@xxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Johan,

thanks for the patch. Verified on real hardware. LGTM:

Acked-by: Artur Rojek <contact@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Maybe add a Tested-by as well.

Tested-by: Artur Rojek <contact@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


Adrian