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usb: typec: qcom-pmic-typec: disable cc_debounce_dwork on stopgrafted
cc_debounce_dwork is queued from the set_cc() and start_toggling() callbacks, which run from TCPM's kthread worker. port_stop() returns before tcpm_unregister_port() destroys that worker. Flushing the worker during unregister may therefore run a callback which queues the delayed work after port_stop() has returned. The delayed work can then run after devres has freed pmic_typec_port. Use disable_delayed_work_sync() in port_stop() to cancel a pending instance and prevent the TCPM callbacks from queueing another one. This issue was found by an in-house static analysis tool. Fixes: a4422ff22142 ("usb: typec: qcom: Add Qualcomm PMIC Type-C driver") Cc: stable <stable@kernel.org> # v6.10+ Assisted-by: Codex:gpt-5.6 Signed-off-by: Fan Wu <fanwu01@zju.edu.cn> Acked-by: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260820135307.153773-2-fanwu01@zju.edu.cn Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+======================================
+Devicetree and Open Firmware Subsystem
+======================================
+
+Other Process Documents
+-----------------------
+
+Please see the documents in Documentation/devicetree/bindings/ for information
+on how to write proper Devicetree bindings and how to submit patches.
+
+Patch Review and Handling
+-------------------------
+
+Patches handled by Devicetree maintainers are processed differently depending
+on the patch type:
+
+1. Core OF driver code, e.g. drivers/of/:
+ patches are reviewed and applied by DT maintainers.
+
+2. Devicetree bindings:
+ patches are reviewed by DT maintainers, but should be applied by subsystem
+ maintainers except in certain cases. See also *For kernel maintainers* in
+ Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.rst.
+
+3. DTS and drivers:
+ DT maintainers might provide comments, but review is generally not expected.
+ DTS must pass schema checks (dtbs_check) or at least do not add any
+ new warnings.
+
+Patchwork
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+Devicetree maintainers review patches using Patchwork, so the current status of
+a patch can be checked there. For typical driver submissions, Patchwork
+receives the entire patch set, but only a few patches are usually Devicetree
+bindings that are reviewed by DT maintainers.
+
+Explanation of Patchwork statuses:
+
+ - **New**: Not yet processed by the automation toolset.
+ - **Needs ACK**: Waiting for review by DT maintainers.
+ - **Handled Elsewhere**: Non-DT patch; not being reviewed here.
+ - **RFC**: Patch was likely ignored because it was an incomplete RFC.
+ - **Changes Requested**: Patch was reviewed and DT maintainers expect changes.
+ - **Accepted**: Patch was reviewed and applied by DT maintainers to their tree.
+ - **Not Applicable**: Patch was reviewed and is likely in good shape, with a
+ *Reviewed-by* or *Acked-by* tag provided, but DT maintainers expect someone
+ else to apply it.
+
+Patch Re-review and Pinging
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Due to the high volume of email traffic, Devicetree maintainers do not read
+every email they receive and instead rely on Patchwork during the review
+process. They also often skip patches that have already been reviewed.
+
+As a result, maintainers might miss:
+
+1. Questions about already reviewed patches.
+2. Pings, for example when a patch has been reviewed by DT maintainers but has
+ not been picked up by subsystem maintainers.
+
+Such cases can be addressed by:
+
+1. Pinging DT maintainers on the IRC channel.
+2. Dropping the DT maintainer’s *Acked-by* or *Reviewed-by* tag when sending a new
+ version of the patch set, together with an explanation in the patch
+ changelog describing why the tag was removed and what is expected from DT
+ maintainers.
+