Hello,
On Sun, Mar 24, 2024 at 05:00:44PM +0100, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> Using __exit for the remove function results in the remove callback
> being discarded with CONFIG_VIDEO_ET8EK8=y. When such a device gets
> unbound (e.g. using sysfs or hotplug), the driver is just removed
> without the cleanup being performed. This results in resource leaks. Fix
> it by compiling in the remove callback unconditionally.
>
> This also fixes a W=1 modpost warning:
>
> WARNING: modpost: drivers/media/i2c/et8ek8/et8ek8: section mismatch in reference: et8ek8_i2c_driver+0x10 (section: .data) -> et8ek8_remove (section: .exit.text)
>
> Fixes: c5254e72b8ed ("[media] media: Driver for Toshiba et8ek8 5MP sensor")
> Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
I wonder if I failed to make the commit log drastic enough as the patch
wasn't picked up yet. This is a fix for a resource leak and IMHO should
qualify to go in before v6.9 (though I admit it gets late for that).
Did I address the right people?
Best regards
Uwe
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