Re: [PATCH 2/3] dmaengine: usb-dmac: Fix PM reference leak in usb_dmac_probe()

[yukuai (C)]

Hi, Vinod

Are you still intrested in accepting this patch?

Thanks,
Yu Kuai

On 2021/06/07 18:19, Vinod Koul wrote:
> On 07-06-21, 10:06, Johan Hovold wrote:
> > On Thu, Jun 03, 2021 at 04:39:08PM +0530, Vinod Koul wrote:
> > > On 31-05-21, 11:19, Johan Hovold wrote:
> > > > On Mon, May 31, 2021 at 02:27:34PM +0530, Vinod Koul wrote:
> > > > > On 31-05-21, 14:11, yukuai (C) wrote:
> > > > > > On 2021/05/31 12:00, Vinod Koul wrote:
> > > > > > > On 17-05-21, 16:18, Yu Kuai wrote:
> > > > > > > > pm_runtime_get_sync will increment pm usage counter even it failed.
> > > > > > > > Forgetting to putting operation will result in reference leak here.
> > > > > > > > Fix it by replacing it with pm_runtime_resume_and_get to keep usage
> > > > > > > > counter balanced.
> >
> > > > > Yes the rumtime_pm is disabled on failure here and the count would have
> > > > > no consequence...
> > > >
> > > > You should still balance the PM usage counter as it isn't reset for
> > > > example when reloading the driver.
> > >
> > > Should I driver trust that on load PM usage counter is balanced and not
> > > to be reset..?
> >
> > Not sure what you're asking here. But a driver should never leave the PM
> > usage counter unbalanced.
>
> Thinking about again, yes we should safely assume the counter is
> balanced when driver loads.. so unloading while balancing sounds better
> behaviour
>
> Thanks