From 70a05728dbb68ab5b2917fee5bbb1f0b6c498225 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Johan Hovold Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:33:33 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] wifi: mt76x2u: 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 Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260430083335.215239-4-johan@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau --- drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x2/usb.c | 4 ---- 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x2/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x2/usb.c index 01cb3b2830f3..8af360bca643 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x2/usb.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x2/usb.c @@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ static int mt76x2u_probe(struct usb_interface *intf, dev = container_of(mdev, struct mt76x02_dev, mt76); - udev = usb_get_dev(udev); usb_reset_device(udev); usb_set_intfdata(intf, dev); @@ -84,14 +83,12 @@ static int mt76x2u_probe(struct usb_interface *intf, mt76u_queues_deinit(&dev->mt76); mt76_free_device(&dev->mt76); usb_set_intfdata(intf, NULL); - usb_put_dev(udev); return err; } static void mt76x2u_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf) { - struct usb_device *udev = interface_to_usbdev(intf); struct mt76x02_dev *dev = usb_get_intfdata(intf); struct ieee80211_hw *hw = mt76_hw(dev); @@ -100,7 +97,6 @@ static void mt76x2u_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf) mt76x2u_cleanup(dev); mt76_free_device(&dev->mt76); usb_set_intfdata(intf, NULL); - usb_put_dev(udev); } static int __maybe_unused mt76x2u_suspend(struct usb_interface *intf,