This patch series fixes a number of issues with hotplugging hvcs devices including memory leaks as well as, the inability to reconnect to a console device after it has been hot added back, since it was not getting cleaned up properly on the hotplug remove path.
Brian King (7): hvcs: Fix hvcs port reference counting hvcs: Remove sysfs file prior to vio unregister hvcs: Remove sysfs group earlier hvcs: Get reference to tty in remove hvcs: Use vhangup in hotplug remove hvcs: Synchronize hotplug remove with port free powerpc: Fix device node refcounting arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/reconfig.c | 1 + drivers/tty/hvc/hvcs.c | 61 +++++++++-------------- 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-) -- 2.31.1
