Re: [PATCH v3 06/13] peci: Add device detection

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On Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 07:25:45PM +0100, Iwona Winiarska wrote:
> +void peci_device_destroy(struct peci_device *device)
> +{
> +	bool killed;
> +
> +	device_lock(&device->dev);
> +	killed = kill_device(&device->dev);

Eeek, why call this?

> +	device_unlock(&device->dev);
> +
> +	if (!killed)
> +		return;

What happened if something changed after you unlocked it?

Why is kill_device() required at all?  That's a very rare function to
call, and one that only one "bus" calls today because it is very
special (i.e. crazy and broken...)

thanks,

greg k-h



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