From 3671411e9073cb06d726dbf10835d158e18f0796 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Johan Hovold Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2026 13:49:45 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] gpio: mpsse: drop redundant device reference Driver core holds a reference to the USB interface and its parent USB device while the interface is bound to a driver and there is no need to take additional references unless the structures are needed after disconnect. Drop the redundant device reference to reduce cargo culting, make it easier to spot drivers where an extra reference is needed, and reduce the risk of memory leaks when drivers fail to release it. Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold Reviewed-by: Linus Walleij Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260305124945.10781-1-johan@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski --- drivers/gpio/gpio-mpsse.c | 13 +------------ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpsse.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpsse.c index 12191aeb6566..a859deab2bca 100644 --- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpsse.c +++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpsse.c @@ -548,13 +548,6 @@ static void gpio_mpsse_ida_remove(void *data) ida_free(&gpio_mpsse_ida, priv->id); } -static void gpio_mpsse_usb_put_dev(void *data) -{ - struct mpsse_priv *priv = data; - - usb_put_dev(priv->udev); -} - static int mpsse_init_valid_mask(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned long *valid_mask, unsigned int ngpios) @@ -598,11 +591,7 @@ static int gpio_mpsse_probe(struct usb_interface *interface, INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->workers); - priv->udev = usb_get_dev(interface_to_usbdev(interface)); - err = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, gpio_mpsse_usb_put_dev, priv); - if (err) - return err; - + priv->udev = interface_to_usbdev(interface); priv->intf = interface; priv->intf_id = interface->cur_altsetting->desc.bInterfaceNumber;