From c880c0794076f04b0058dd5cbc1f94c33d7bff44 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Johan Hovold Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2026 09:51:30 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] wifi: ath10k: 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/20260306085144.12064-5-johan@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jeff Johnson --- drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c | 4 ---- 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c index 6661fff326e0..ad1cf0681b19 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c @@ -1016,7 +1016,6 @@ static int ath10k_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *interface, netif_napi_add(ar->napi_dev, &ar->napi, ath10k_usb_napi_poll); - usb_get_dev(dev); vendor_id = le16_to_cpu(dev->descriptor.idVendor); product_id = le16_to_cpu(dev->descriptor.idProduct); @@ -1055,8 +1054,6 @@ static int ath10k_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *interface, err: ath10k_core_destroy(ar); - usb_put_dev(dev); - return ret; } @@ -1071,7 +1068,6 @@ static void ath10k_usb_remove(struct usb_interface *interface) ath10k_core_unregister(ar_usb->ar); netif_napi_del(&ar_usb->ar->napi); ath10k_usb_destroy(ar_usb->ar); - usb_put_dev(interface_to_usbdev(interface)); ath10k_core_destroy(ar_usb->ar); }