From 9b91cafe8084d83c14d0303fc5897c4ff43122c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Johan Hovold Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2026 12:15:11 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] USB: usbsevseg: 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 Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260305111511.18386-6-johan@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- drivers/usb/misc/usbsevseg.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/usbsevseg.c b/drivers/usb/misc/usbsevseg.c index b37bf53dd54f..89d25fcef642 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/misc/usbsevseg.c +++ b/drivers/usb/misc/usbsevseg.c @@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static int sevseg_probe(struct usb_interface *interface, if (!mydev) goto error_mem; - mydev->udev = usb_get_dev(udev); + mydev->udev = udev; mydev->intf = interface; usb_set_intfdata(interface, mydev); @@ -338,7 +338,6 @@ static void sevseg_disconnect(struct usb_interface *interface) mydev = usb_get_intfdata(interface); usb_set_intfdata(interface, NULL); - usb_put_dev(mydev->udev); kfree(mydev); dev_info(&interface->dev, "USB 7 Segment now disconnected\n"); }