linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mc13783-regulator: fix a memory leak in mc13783_regulator

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Date:	Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:01:00 +0900
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
To:	Axel Lin <axel.lin@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
	Liam Girdwood <lrg@...mlogic.co.uk>,
	Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mc13783-regulator: fix a memory leak in
 mc13783_regulator_remove

On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 09:58:02AM +0800, Axel Lin wrote:
> This patch fixes a memory leak by freeing priv in mc13783_regulator_remove

Acked-by: Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>

but note that...

> +       platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
> +

This is completely unrelated to what your description says (and is not
needed).
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