Re: [PATCH] gpio: sysfs: fix chip removal with GPIOs exported over sysfs

From: Bartosz Golaszewski

Date: Wed Feb 18 2026 - 03:43:52 EST



On Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:35:05 +0100, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> Currently if we export a GPIO over sysfs and unbind the parent GPIO
> controller, the exported attribute will remain under /sys/class/gpio
> because once we remove the parent device, we can no longer associate the
> descriptor with it in gpiod_unexport() and never drop the final
> reference.
>
> Rework the teardown code: provide an unlocked variant of
> gpiod_unexport() and remove all exported GPIOs with the sysfs_lock taken
> before unregistering the parent device itself. This is done to prevent
> any new exports happening before we unregister the device completely.
>
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] gpio: sysfs: fix chip removal with GPIOs exported over sysfs
https://git.kernel.org/brgl/c/6766f59012301f1bf3f46c6e7149caca45d92309

Best regards,
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Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>