Documentation/auxiliary_bus: Clarify the release of devices from find device

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auxiliary_find_device() takes a proper get_device() reference on the
device before returning the matched device.

Users of this call should be informed that they need to properly release
this reference with put_device().

Signed-off-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20211202044305.4006853-7-ira.weiny@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

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Ira Weiny 2021-12-01 20:43:04 -08:00 • committed by Greg Kroah-Hartman

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