linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] firmware_class: fix memory leak

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Date:	Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:03:25 +0300
From:	"Winkler, Tomas" <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
To:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
	Ming Lei <tom.leiming@...il.com>,
	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] firmware_class: fix memory leak - free allocated pages



> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Woodhouse [mailto:dwmw2@...radead.org]
> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 8:54 PM
> To: Greg KH
> Cc: Winkler, Tomas; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; Johannes Berg; Ming Lei;
> Catalin Marinas
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] firmware_class: fix memory leak - free allocated pages
> 
> On Thu, 2010-04-29 at 15:54 +0100, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 03:40:21PM +0300, Tomas Winkler wrote:
> > > fix memory leak introduced by 6e03a201bbe patch:
> > >  firmware: speed up request_firmware()
> >
> > Who originally wrote this patch, Kay?
> 
> It's kind of a joint effort. I think it's probably mine by a fairly
> narrow majority.
> 
> >  If so, Tomas, please put a "From:" line at the top of the patch with
> > the author's name so we get it right when commiting it.
> 
> And don't make up Signed-off-by lines. Although you can have that one of
> mine now you've got it (since you've actually tested it).

I added firmware_free_data function to the original patch, would you mind to review it, please.

Thanks
Tomas
> 
> --
> David Woodhouse                            Open Source Technology Centre
> David.Woodhouse@...el.com                              Intel Corporation

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