Feature #3306
Updated by Vadim Mutilin over 9 years ago
Proper reference counting should be performed for @struct usb_device@ with the use of functions @usb_get_dev@/@usb_put_dev@.
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/**
* usb_get_dev - increments the reference count of the usb device structure
* @dev: the device being referenced
*
* Each live reference to a device should be refcounted.
*
* Drivers for USB interfaces should normally record such references in
* their probe() methods, when they bind to an interface, and release
* them by calling usb_put_dev(), in their disconnect() methods.
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Usually the reference count is increased in @probe()@ handler and decreased in @disconnect()@/@exit()@ handler. It look like @interface_to_usbdev()@ macro is often used in @probe()@ handler to get the reference to @usb_device@ by the reference to @usb_interface@.
So the rule may be initially formalized in the following way: after acquiring a reference to @struct usb_device@ with @usb_interface@ macro one should increase the corresponding reference counter with @usb_get_dev@ and then decrease it with @usb_put_dev@ at finalization.
*Links*
Sample bugfixes "927c3fa":https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/commit/?id=927c3fa