[PATCH 11/30] fbdev/ep93xx-fb: Do not assign to struct fb_info.dev

Javier Martinez Canillas javierm at redhat.com
Wed Jun 7 09:00:18 UTC 2023


Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann at suse.de> writes:

> Do not assing the Linux device to struct fb_info.dev. The call to
> register_framebuffer() initializes the field to the fbdev device.
> Drivers should not override its value.
>
> Fixes a bug where the driver incorrectly decreases the hardware
> device's reference counter and leaks the fbdev device.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann at suse.de>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm at redhat.com>

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Best regards,

Javier Martinez Canillas
Core Platforms
Red Hat



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