Re: [PATCH V3 1/3] driver core: Prevent warning when removing a device link from unregistered consumer

From: Rafael J. Wysocki
Date: Wed Jul 14 2021 - 14:21:46 EST


On Sat, Jul 10, 2021 at 5:19 PM Greg Kroah-Hartman
<gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Sat, Jul 10, 2021 at 01:38:17PM +0300, Adrian Hunter wrote:
> > sysfs_remove_link() causes a warning if the parent directory does not
> > exist. That can happen if the device link consumer has not been registered.
> > So do not attempt sysfs_remove_link() in that case.
> >
> > Fixes: 287905e68dd29 ("driver core: Expose device link details in sysfs")
> > Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/base/core.c | 6 ++++--
> > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> No Cc: stable for this? Why not?

AFAICS that would be

Cc: 5.9+ <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # 5.9+