Re: [PATCH] tty:n_gsm.c: destroy port by tty_port_destroy()

[Xiaoming Ni <nixiaoming@huawei.com>]

On 2019/10/31 18:11, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> On 24. 09. 19, 11:25, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
>> According to the comment of tty_port_destroy():
>>      When a port was initialized using tty_port_init, one has to destroy
>>      the port by tty_port_destroy();
> 
> It continues with a part saying:
>     Either indirectly by using tty_port refcounting
>     (tty_port_put) or directly if refcounting is not used.
> 
>> tty_port_init() is called in gsm_dlci_alloc()
>> so tty_port_destroy() needs to be called in gsm_dlci_free()
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Xiaoming Ni <nixiaoming@huawei.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/tty/n_gsm.c | 1 +
>>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
>> index 36a3eb4..3f5bcc9 100644
>> --- a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
>> +++ b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
>> @@ -1681,6 +1681,7 @@ static void gsm_dlci_free(struct tty_port *port)
>>   
>>   	del_timer_sync(&dlci->t1);
>>   	dlci->gsm->dlci[dlci->addr] = NULL;
>> +	tty_port_destroy(&dlci->port);
> 
> This is wrong. gsm_dlci_free is tty_port_operations->destruct, i.e.
> n_gsm uses tty_port refcounting and tty_port_destroy was called on this
> port in tty_port_destructor already.
> 
> Greg, please revert.
> 
> thanks,
> 

Function call flow
tty_port_put
     ===>  tty_port_destructor
          ===> tty_port_destroy
               Port->ops->destruct(port);
                ===> .destruct = gsm_dlci_free

Thank you for your correction, I am wrong.

thanks