Re: [RFC] Sample kset/ktype/kobject implementation

[Alan Stern]

On Thu, 29 Nov 2007, Greg KH wrote:

> > > > kobject_put(foo) is needed since it gets you through kobject_cleanup()
> > > > where the name can be freed.
> > > 
> > > No, kobject_register() should have handled that for us, right?
> > 
> > kobject_register() doesn't do a kobject_put() if kobject_add() failed.
> 
> Crap.  If I can't get this code right in an example, the API is messed
> up.  Time to take Kay seriously and start to revamp the basic kobject
> api :)

The rule is simple enough.  After calling kobject_register() you should 
always use kobject_put() -- even if kobject_register() failed.

In fact, after calling kobject_init() you should use kobject_put().  
The first rule follows from this one, since kobject_register() calls 
kobject_init() internally.

Alan Stern


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