RE: [char-misc-next v2 1/5] mei: set parent for char device

[Usyskin, Alexander]

> Subject: Re: [char-misc-next v2 1/5] mei: set parent for char device
> 
> On Mon, Jun 30, 2025 at 12:19:38PM +0300, Alexander Usyskin wrote:
> > Connect char device to parent device to avoid
> > parent device unload while char device is
> > still held open by user-space.
> 
> No, that's not what cdev_set_parent() does.
> 
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.16-rc3/source/fs/char_dev.c#L511
* cdev_set_parent() sets a parent kobject which will be referenced
 * appropriately so the parent is not freed before the cdev. This
 * should be called before cdev_add.

This is what written there. Is my interpretation wrong?

> Also, why not wrap your lines at 72 columns?

Ops, missed this while preparing series, will fix.

> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

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Thanks,
Sasha