Re: [PATCH] Driver core: fix race in dev_driver_string

[Oliver Neukum]

Am Freitag, 4. Dezember 2009 17:06:57 schrieb Alan Stern:
> Oliver:
> 
> We don't have to worry about the device structure being deallocated 
> while the routine is running.  If that happens it's a bug in the 
> caller: improper refcounting.

That raises two points

1. am I supposed to get a reference just so that I can use dev_err?
2. what happens if this is a soft disconnect and the device is reconnected?
It seems to me that you'd print the wrong driver's name.

	Regards
		Oliver
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