Use usb_get_dev() and usb_put_dev() in order to update the reference
count of the usb device structure.
Signed-off-by: Salah Triki <[email protected]>
---
drivers/hid/hid-elo.c | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-elo.c b/drivers/hid/hid-elo.c
index 0d22713a3874..383dfda8c12f 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-elo.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-elo.c
@@ -228,13 +228,15 @@ static int elo_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *id)
{
struct elo_priv *priv;
int ret;
+ struct usb_device *udev;
priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!priv)
return -ENOMEM;
INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->work, elo_work);
- priv->usbdev = interface_to_usbdev(to_usb_interface(hdev->dev.parent));
+ udev = interface_to_usbdev(to_usb_interface(hdev->dev.parent));
+ priv->usbdev = usb_get_dev(udev);
hid_set_drvdata(hdev, priv);
@@ -265,6 +267,8 @@ static void elo_remove(struct hid_device *hdev)
{
struct elo_priv *priv = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
+ usb_put_dev(priv->usbdev);
+
hid_hw_stop(hdev);
cancel_delayed_work_sync(&priv->work);
kfree(priv);
--
2.25.1
On Sat, Jul 24, 2021 at 09:24:34PM +0100, Salah Triki wrote:
> Use usb_get_dev() and usb_put_dev() in order to update the reference
> count of the usb device structure.
Why?