Re: [PATCH 11/30] fbdev/ep93xx-fb: Do not assign to struct fb_info.dev

Javier Martinez Canillas <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.ports.arm.omap,gmane.comp.video.dri.devel,gmane.linux.ports.sh.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]> 
Thomas Zimmermann <[email protected]> writes:

> Do not assing the Linux device to struct fb_info.dev. The call to
> register_framebuffer() initializes the field to the fbdev device.
> Drivers should not override its value.
>
> Fixes a bug where the driver incorrectly decreases the hardware
> device's reference counter and leaks the fbdev device.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <[email protected]>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <[email protected]>

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Best regards,

Javier Martinez Canillas
Core Platforms
Red Hat
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