RE: [PATCH net] wifi: rtw88: properly drop usb interface reference on error

From: Ping-Ke Shih

Date: Sun Mar 08 2026 - 20:43:53 EST


Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > If an error happens in the usb probe path, in rtw_usb_intf_init(), the
> > usb interface reference needs to be properly dropped, otherwise is is
> > incorrectly increased when returning to the USB core.
> >
> > Cc: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Assisted-by: gkh_clanker_2000
> > Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Acked-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> 1 patch(es) applied to rtw-next branch of rtw.git, thanks.
>
> c413737effd6 wifi: rtw88: properly drop usb interface reference on error
>

As Johan shared patchset and discussion in [1], drop this patch.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/2026030625-wrongness-preorder-4e1e@gregkh/