Re: [PATCH] maple: switch to dynamic root device

Johan Hovold <[email protected]> Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:59:09 +0200
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-sh,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Fri, Apr 24, 2026 at 12:41:42PM +0200, Johan Hovold wrote:
> Driver core expects devices to be dynamically allocated and will, for
> example, complain loudly when no release function has been provided.
> 
> Use root_device_register() to allocate and register the root device
> instead of open coding using a static device.
> 
> Note that this also fixes a reference leak in case device_register()
> fails which may be flagged by static checkers.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <[email protected]>

Can this one be picked up now?

Johan