Re: [BUGFIX PATCH] rtc: eliminate extra call of ida_simple_remove()

[Alexander Holler]

Am 05.12.2012 16:25, schrieb Lothar WaÃmann:
> Unbinding an RTC chip driver from its device leads to the error
> message:
> |ida_remove called for id=0 which is not allocated.
>
> This is caused by a redundant call to ida_simple_remove() in
> rtc_device_unregister().
> Eliminate the call in rtc_device_unregister() and only call the
> function in rtc_device_release().
>
> Signed-off-by: Lothar WaÃmann <LW@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I've just discovered the same problem. Although I've removed the call to
ida_simple_remove() in rtc_device_release() (for symmetry of 
register/unregister) I can offer a

Signed-off-by: Alexander Holler

A

Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

might make sense, but it should just remove a warning, so I don't know 
if that qualifies for the stable series.

Regards,

Alexander


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