[Consult] Why need we call device_remove_file() firstly before calldevice_unregister() ?

[Chen Gang]

Hello All:

I searched 'arch/*' and 'drivers/*' sub-directory, all of them are 'obey
this rule', even in device_unregister() itself, it also firstly calls
device_remove_file(), then call kobject_del().

But after read the related code (fs/sysfs/*, drivers/base/core.c), it
seems kobject_del() -> sysfs_remove_dir() which will release all related
things (can instead of device_remove_file()).

So in fact, we need not call device_remove_file() before call
device_unregister(), is it correct ?


Welcome any member to give a suggestion or completion about it, thanks.


Thanks.
-- 
Chen Gang

Asianux Corporation
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