From: Alexander Usyskin <alexander.usyskin@intel.com>
To: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: Reuven Abliyev <reuven.abliyev@intel.com>,
Alexander Usyskin <alexander.usyskin@intel.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [char-misc-next 2/3] mei: set parent for char device
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:54:32 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250618095433.3943546-3-alexander.usyskin@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250618095433.3943546-1-alexander.usyskin@intel.com>
Connect char device to parent device to avoid
parent device unload while char device is
still held open by user-space.
Signed-off-by: Alexander Usyskin <alexander.usyskin@intel.com>
---
drivers/misc/mei/main.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/main.c b/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
index 03898246ab16..c160703d0782 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
@@ -1229,6 +1229,7 @@ int mei_register(struct mei_device *dev, struct device *parent)
devno = MKDEV(MAJOR(mei_devt), dev->minor);
cdev_init(&dev->cdev, &mei_fops);
dev->cdev.owner = parent->driver->owner;
+ cdev_set_parent(&dev->cdev, &parent->kobj);
/* Add the device */
ret = cdev_add(&dev->cdev, devno, 1);
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-06-18 10:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-06-18 9:54 [char-misc-next 0/3] mei: fix mei_device lifetime Alexander Usyskin
2025-06-18 9:54 ` [char-misc-next 1/3] mei: refcount mei_device Alexander Usyskin
2025-06-21 9:07 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2025-06-22 9:14 ` Usyskin, Alexander
2025-06-22 9:21 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2025-06-18 9:54 ` Alexander Usyskin [this message]
2025-06-18 9:54 ` [char-misc-next 3/3] mei: make char device control its own lifetime Alexander Usyskin
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