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    "name": "[v2,0/3] Clarify pci_free_irq_vectors() usage constraints",
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        "From": "Shawn Lin <shawn.lin@rock-chips.com>",
        "To": "Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>",
        "Cc": "linux-pci@vger.kernel.org,\n\tlinux-doc@vger.kernel.org,\n\tPhilipp Stanner <phasta@kernel.org>,\n\tShawn Lin <shawn.lin@rock-chips.com>",
        "Subject": "[PATCH v2 0/3] Clarify pci_free_irq_vectors() usage constraints",
        "Date": "Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:24:56 +0800",
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    "content": "pcim_enable_device() automatically manages IRQ vectors, which can cause\ndouble-free issues if drivers manually call pci_free_irq_vectors().\n\nThis series adds documentation and warnings to prevent this:\n1. msi-howto.rst guidance\n2. kernel-doc warning\n3. TODO comment for future cleanup\n\n\nChanges in v2:\n- rework the commit message and documentation\n\nShawn Lin (3):\n  Documentation: PCI: Clarify pci_free_irq_vectors() usage for managed\n    devices\n  PCI/MSI: Add warning to pci_free_irq_vectors() documentation\n  PCI/MSI: Add TODO comment about legacy pcim_enable_device()\n    side-effect\n\n Documentation/PCI/msi-howto.rst |  7 +++++--\n drivers/pci/msi/api.c           |  5 +++++\n drivers/pci/msi/msi.c           | 10 ++++++++++\n 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)"
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