linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] use dev_set_name(,NULL) to prevent leaking

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Date:	Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:52:31 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-pci@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] use dev_set_name(,NULL) to prevent leaking

On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 12:42:08AM -0700, Yinghai Lu wrote:
> 
> those about 1/3 dev_set_name() etc.
> 
> wonder if there is better way to do that

I don't see why this is needed, the name will be cleaned up when the
device goes away, automatically, right?

still confused,

greg k-h
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