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authorJohan Hovold <johan@kernel.org>2026-04-30 10:33:35 +0200
committerFelix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>2026-06-09 10:15:20 +0000
commit2172c96a1eb495966923ebbbe5965e3158875534 (patch)
tree6c22451cd2932beaa67c42931675da13f1889516 /drivers
parentd246ff8e5958ffd407361a33fdf0021f000083ac (diff)
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wifi: mt7601u: drop redundant device reference
Driver core holds a reference to the USB interface and its parent USB device while the interface is bound to a driver and there is no need to take additional references unless the structures are needed after disconnect. Drop the redundant device reference to reduce cargo culting, make it easier to spot drivers where an extra reference is needed, and reduce the risk of memory leaks when drivers fail to release it. Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@kernel.org> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260430083335.215239-6-johan@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers')
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7601u/usb.c3
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7601u/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7601u/usb.c
index c41ae251cb95..9306870cbc91 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7601u/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7601u/usb.c
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ static int mt7601u_probe(struct usb_interface *usb_intf,
if (!dev)
return -ENOMEM;
- usb_dev = usb_get_dev(usb_dev);
usb_reset_device(usb_dev);
usb_set_intfdata(usb_intf, dev);
@@ -319,7 +318,6 @@ err_hw:
mt7601u_cleanup(dev);
err:
usb_set_intfdata(usb_intf, NULL);
- usb_put_dev(interface_to_usbdev(usb_intf));
destroy_workqueue(dev->stat_wq);
ieee80211_free_hw(dev->hw);
@@ -334,7 +332,6 @@ static void mt7601u_disconnect(struct usb_interface *usb_intf)
mt7601u_cleanup(dev);
usb_set_intfdata(usb_intf, NULL);
- usb_put_dev(interface_to_usbdev(usb_intf));
destroy_workqueue(dev->stat_wq);
ieee80211_free_hw(dev->hw);