Re: [PATCH 1/2] Input: spear-keyboard - Fix a double put in spear_kbd_remove()

From: Dmitry Torokhov
Date: Thu Jul 25 2024 - 17:56:02 EST


On Thu, Jul 25, 2024 at 11:34:14PM +0200, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> Le 25/07/2024 à 22:52, Dmitry Torokhov a écrit :
> > Hi Christophe,
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 25, 2024 at 10:46:49PM +0200, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> > > The 'input_dev' is a managed resource allocated with
> > > devm_input_allocate_device(), so there is no need to call
> > > input_unregister_device() in the remove function.
> > >
> > > In fact, this call was correctly removed in commit 6102752eb354 ("Input:
> > > spear-keyboard - switch to using managed resources"), but silently
> > > re-introduced later in the commit in Fixes.
> >
> > This change is incorrect as it leads to an active and enabled clock
> > being unprepared to early. We need to unregister input device which in
> > turn will call spear_kbd_close() if needed which will disable the clock
> > in question. Only after that we can unprepare it.
> >
> > There is also no double put as input core will recognize that input
> > device was unregistered explicitly and will not attempt to unregister it
> > 2nd time through devm:
>
> Got it.
>
> Thanks for the review and the detailed explanation.
> Sorry for the noise.
>
> I'll resend as asked in patch 2/2, if saving some lines of code makes enough
> sense for you.
> But as said in the cover letter, if there is no issue, I'm not sure it worth
> the time for an old driver.

I generally like infrastructure cleanups, unless it is too much trouble.

Thanks.

--
Dmitry