Re: [PATCH v4 24/26] media: mc: Warn about drivers not releasing media device safely

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On 10/06/2024 12:05, Sakari Ailus wrote:
> The media device and associated resources may be released only when its
> memory is no longer used. Warn about drivers not doing this, but instead
> releasing the resources at driver unbind time.

I think this should be folded in the previous patch.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/media/mc/mc-device.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/media/mc/mc-device.c b/drivers/media/mc/mc-device.c
> index 8cdd0d46e865..51836faa6d1a 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/mc/mc-device.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/mc/mc-device.c
> @@ -822,6 +822,9 @@ int __must_check __media_device_register(struct media_device *mdev,
>  		ref = kzalloc(sizeof(*mdev->devnode.ref), GFP_KERNEL);
>  		if (!ref)
>  			return -ENOMEM;
> +
> +		dev_warn(mdev->dev,
> +			 "Set mdev release op to safely release resources!\n");

I think this needs a comment as well. Basically stating the same as the
commit log message.

Regards,

	Hans

>  	}
>  
>  	/* Register the device node. */





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