[PATCH 1/2] mtd: use refcount to prevent corruption

[Miquel Raynal]

Hi Alexander,

alexander.usyskin at intel.com wrote on Mon, 24 Jul 2023 11:43:59 +0000:

> > > > > With this patch applied, when I load up the module, I get the same 3
> > > > > devices:
> > > > > /dev/mtd0
> > > > > /dev/mtd0ro
> > > > > /dev/mtdblock0
> > > > >
> > > > > Upon removal, the below 2 devices still hang around:
> > > > > /dev/mtd0
> > > > > /dev/mtd0ro  
> > > >  
> > > Our use-case do not produce mtdblock, maybe there are some imbalances  
> > of get/put?  
> > > I have somewhere version with pr_debug after every kref_get/put. That may  
> > help to catch where  
> > > it missed, I hope.  
> > 
> > I believe mtdblock is the good citizen here. Just disable
> > CONFIG_MTD_BLOCK from your configuration and you will likely observe
> > the same issue, just a bit narrowed, perhaps. Indeed, if you manage to
> > follow all the get/put calls it can help to find an imbalance.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Miquèl  
> 
> Miquel, do you have CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONED_MASTER set in your config?

Not sure I get your question. You can enable or disable it, it should
work in both cases (yet, the handling is of course a bit different as
the top level device will be retained/not retained).

Thanks,
Miquèl