Re: [PATCH RESEND net] net: mv643xx: fix OF node refcount
From: Jakub Kicinski
Date: Thu Jun 04 2026 - 21:45:09 EST
On Thu, 4 Jun 2026 08:34:30 -0700 Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Jun 2026 09:34:14 +0200 Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> > Platform devices created with platform_device_alloc() call
> > platform_device_release() when the last reference to the device's
> > kobject is dropped. This function calls of_node_put() unconditionally.
> > This works fine for devices created with platform_device_register_full()
> > but users of the split approach (platform_device_alloc() +
> > platform_device_add()) must bump the reference of the of_node they
> > assign manually. Add the missing call to of_node_get().
>
> Where is it released? I think it's important to note, I can amend
> the commit message if needed..
Not enough coffee in the morning I guess.