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SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH 3/7] drivers/zio: core files for the ZIO input/output
On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 06:30:42PM +0100, Alessandro Rubini wrote:
> +static struct kobj_type zdktype = { /* For standard and extended attribute */
> + .release = NULL,

Sweet!

As-per the in-kernel documentation, I now get to mock you for doing
this :)

Please NEVER DO THIS, you are ignoring the messages that the kernel
sends you when you remove one of these devices, and causing a memory
leak.

Not nice at all, yet another reason to use a 'struct device'.

thanks,

greg k-h


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