Re: [PATCH 1/7] libfc: Revisit kref handling

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On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 09:04:08AM +0200, Hannes Reinecke wrote:
> The kref handling in fc_rport is a mess. This patch updates
> the kref handling according to the following rules:
> 
> - Take a reference whenever scheduling a workqueue
> - Take a reference whenever an ELS command is send
> - Drop the reference at the end of the workqueue function
> - Drop the reference at the end of handling ELS replies
> - Take a reference when allocating an rport
> - Drop the reference when removing an rport
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@xxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_rport.c | 131 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
>  1 file changed, 101 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)

Acked-by: Johannes Thumshirn <jth@xxxxxxxxxx>

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