Re: [PATCH v2] scsi: core: Don't free dev_name() and hold refcount for parent manually

[Greg KH]

On Mon, Jan 19, 2026 at 10:23:06PM +0800, Tzung-Bi Shih wrote:
>  static void scsi_host_cls_release(struct device *dev)
>  {
> -	put_device(&class_to_shost(dev)->shost_gendev);
> +	/*
> +	 * Keep an empty release() to prevent device_release() from emitting a
> +	 * warning.
> +	 */
>  }

Nope, sorry, something is VERY wrong if this is ever the case.  The
driver core is warning you for a very good reason, don't attempt to work
around that at all, the message was placed there to help you, not for
you to ignore.

thanks,

greg k-h