Re: [PATCH v5] driver core: enforce device_lock for driver_match_device()

[Danilo Krummrich]

On Wed Jan 21, 2026 at 8:56 AM CET, Greg KH wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 03:41:56PM +0800, Gui-Dong Han wrote:
>> The warning is triggered because faux_bus_root is a static object.
>> lockdep_register_key() has a WARN_ON_ONCE(static_obj(key)) check that
>> forbids registering keys residing in static memory. It is not about
>> __init memory being freed.
>> 
>> Anyway, this is not a big deal and doesn't impact the testing results.

Sorry, I was aware of this (and that it is harmess for testing purposes) and
should have mentioned it so people do not get distracted by it.

> Ooh, nice catch.  Let me go make that a dynamic object.

Also had it on my list to fix up today. :)