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wifi: mwifiex: drop redundant device reference
authorJohan Hovold <johan@kernel.org>
Fri, 6 Mar 2026 08:51:35 +0000 (09:51 +0100)
committerJohannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
Fri, 6 Mar 2026 10:00:40 +0000 (11:00 +0100)
commit97492c019da4b62df83255e968b23b81c0315530
treef9f7465c3812d4329a2d3c78ba74dfa921d48e36
parent6f29eda7b77a9d44382bbeb99fe8a4c93b11aabb
wifi: mwifiex: 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>
Acked-by: Francesco Dolcini <francesco.dolcini@toradex.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260306085144.12064-10-johan@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/usb.c