Re: [PATCH 1/1 try #2] Char: correct pci_get_device changes

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On Thu, Oct 19, 2006 at 04:44:31PM +0200, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> correct pci_get_device changes
> 
> Commits 881a8c120acf7ec09c90289e2996b7c70f51e996 and
> efe1ec27837d6639eae82e1f5876910ba6433c3f corrects pci device matching in
> only one way; it no longer oopses/crashes, despite hotplug is not solved in
> these changes.
> 
> Whenever pci_find_device -> pci_get_device change is performed, also
> pci_dev_get and pci_dev_put should be in most cases called to properly
> handle hotplug. This patch does exactly this thing -- increase refcount to
> let kernel know, that we are using this piece of HW just now.
> 
> It affects moxa and rio char drivers.
> 
> Cc: <[email protected]>
> Cc: Amit Gud <[email protected]>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>
> Cc: Alan Cox <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <[email protected]>

Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>
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