Re: [PATCH] sh: dma-sysfs: add missing put_device() in dma_create_sysfs_files()

John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.kernel.stable,gmane.linux.ports.sh.devel,gmane.linux.kernel
Message-ID <8e412a9834ced553c4eb757362a122d26f16213f.camel@physik.fu-berlin.de>
Hi Markus,

On Sat, 2025-12-20 at 14:56 +0100, Markus Elfring wrote:
> > If device_register() fails, call put_device() to drop the device
> > reference. Also, call device_unregister() if device_create_file()
> > fails.
> 
> See also once more:
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.19-rc1#n659
> 
> 
> You propose to complete the exception handling for two cases.
> Is there a need to indicate such a detail in the summary phrase accordingly?

Maybe I'm completely missing something here, but I find the description short
and reasonable. As the SH maintainer, I haven't started reviewing these patches
themselves yet, I definitely interested to understand what the problem is.

Thanks,
Adrian

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