On Mon, Nov 07, 2022 at 09:03:06PM +0100, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote: > From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx> > > Make cmos_do_remove() drop the ACPI RTC fixed event handler so as to > prevent it from operating on stale data in case the event triggers > after driver removal. > > While at it, make cmos_do_remove() also clear the driver data pointer > of the device and make cmos_acpi_wake_setup() do that in the error path > too. ... > + dev_set_drvdata(dev, NULL); > + dev_set_drvdata(dev, NULL); Maybe I'm missing something, but the cmos_do_remove() is called by ->remove() callback of the real drivers (pnp and platform) and device core is already doing this. So, don't know why you need these calls to be explicit. -- With Best Regards, Andy Shevchenko