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USB: usbip: drop redundant device reference
authorJohan Hovold <johan@kernel.org>
Thu, 5 Mar 2026 13:38:51 +0000 (14:38 +0100)
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:51:44 +0000 (15:51 +0100)
commita1678c4e57e0004a94363127309fcc8b388f11ba
treee3a4ca62bba1523dd5b1b5864eabb47ed2c319cd
parent0888c3371ad229ce76675754ce43ae04bb4945e1
USB: usbip: drop redundant device reference

Driver core holds a reference to the USB device while it is bound to a
driver and there is no need to take additional references unless the
structure is 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/20260305133851.2952-3-johan@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
drivers/usb/usbip/stub_dev.c