Re: [PATCH v5 7/7] gpiolib: let the character device free its IRQs first on chip removal

From: Andy Shevchenko

Date: Tue Nov 03 2026 - 07:56:39 EST


On Tue, Nov 03, 2026 at 12:26:34PM +0100, Herve Codina wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Nov 2026 12:52:10 +0200
> Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 03, 2026 at 12:32:40PM +0200, Adrian Ambrozewicz wrote:

...

> > > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240227113426.253232-1-herve.codina@xxxxxxxxxxx/
> >
> > No. Either make it Closes tag (if appropriate) or add a reference like
> >
> > Link: $URL [1]
> >
> > and mention [1] in the text, otherwise it makes Linus T. grumpy. I think
> > I already told that.
> >
>
> IHMO, "Link:" instead of "Closes:" according to this reply in the series
> pointed out [2].
>
> [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240923150522.66b418d1@xxxxxxxxxxx/
>
> The history was:
> - [1] (the link in this patch) proposed a fix
> - It has been rejected and a improved one has been done [2]
> - [2] has been accepted and led to the commit ec8b6f55b981 ("gpio: free irqs
> that are still requested when the chip is being removed"). This commit
> is already mentioned as 'Fixes:" in this patch.
>
> So, IMHO, in this patch:
> ...
> takes (config_mutex, or a new mutex for v1 line events). Herve Codina
> first proposed calling the notifier earlier [1].
> ...
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240227113426.253232-1-herve.codina@xxxxxxxxxxx/ [1]
> Fixes: ec8b6f55b981 ("gpio: free irqs that are still requested when the chip is being removed")

Thanks, WFM!

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko