Do not assing the Linux device to struct fb_info.dev. The call to
register_framebuffer() initializes the field to the fbdev device.
Drivers should not override its value.
Fixes a bug where the driver incorrectly decreases the hardware
device's reference counter and leaks the fbdev device.
v2:
* add Fixes tag (Dan)
Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@xxxxxxx>
Fixes: 88017bda96a5 ("ep93xx video driver")
Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # v2.6.32+
Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/video/fbdev/ep93xx-fb.c | 1 -
1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/ep93xx-fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/ep93xx-fb.c
index f6cd200fe50ff..37309f9dbe828 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/ep93xx-fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/ep93xx-fb.c
@@ -474,7 +474,6 @@ static int ep93xxfb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
if (!info)
return -ENOMEM;
- info->dev = &pdev->dev;
platform_set_drvdata(pdev, info);
fbi = info->par;
fbi->mach_info = mach_info;
--
2.41.0
