--- a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c +++ b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c @@ -2025,7 +2025,6 @@ static int pinctrl_claim_hogs(struct pin return PTR_ERR(pctldev->p); } - kref_get(&pctldev->p->users); pctldev->hog_default = pinctrl_lookup_state(pctldev->p, PINCTRL_STATE_DEFAULT); if (IS_ERR(pctldev->hog_default)) {