Hi Ben, Bryan/Richard, Jingoo/Lee,
Internally, of_find_node_by_name() calls of_node_put() on its "from"
parameter. This is a problem if that device_node will be used
afterwards, or if of_node_put() is called on it again (either manually
or in a for_each_*_node() loop) later, as that may cause a zero kref
refcount. This may be caught by the system if CONFIG_OF_DYNAMIC=y:
ERROR: Bad of_node_put() on /....
Use of_get_child_by_name() instead to fix this, and remove existing
workarounds to pre-increase the refcount.
Compile-tested only.
Geert Uytterhoeven (3):
powerpc/pmac: Fix DT refcount imbalance in pmac_pic_probe_oldstyle
leds: leds-mc13783: Use of_get_child_by_name() instead of refcount
hack
backlight: 88pm860x_bl: Use of_get_child_by_name() instead of refcount
hack
arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/pic.c | 2 +-
drivers/leds/leds-mc13783.c | 4 +---
drivers/video/backlight/88pm860x_bl.c | 5 +----
3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
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1.9.1
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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