Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] phy: core: Fix that API devm_phy_destroy() fails to destroy the phy

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On Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 10:39:28PM +0800, Zijun Hu wrote:
> From: Zijun Hu <quic_zijuhu@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> For devm_phy_destroy(), its comment says it needs to invoke phy_destroy()
> to destroy the phy, but it does not invoke the function actually since
> devres_destroy() will not call devm_phy_consume() at all which will call
> the function, and the missing phy_destroy() call will case that the phy
> fails to be destroyed.

Here too, split in at least two sentences.
 
> Fixed by using devres_release() instead of devres_destroy() within the API.

And add a comment about there not being any in-tree users of the
interface.

And consider dropping it.

> Fixes: ff764963479a ("drivers: phy: add generic PHY framework")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Zijun Hu <quic_zijuhu@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Johan




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