linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] regulator: max8660 - fix a memory leak in max8660

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Date:	Fri, 6 Aug 2010 10:42:32 +0200
From:	Wolfram Sang <w.sang@...gutronix.de>
To:	Axel Lin <axel.lin@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Liam Girdwood <lrg@...mlogic.co.uk>,
	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] regulator: max8660 - fix a memory leak in
 max8660_remove()

On Fri, Aug 06, 2010 at 01:35:27PM +0800, Axel Lin wrote:
> In max8660_probe(), we allocate memory for max660.

Typo: max8660

> In max8660_remove(), current implementation only free rdev
> which is a member of struct max8660.
> Thus, there is a small memory leak when we unload the module.
> 
> This patch fixes the memory leak by passing max660 to i2c clientdata,
> and properly kfree(max8660) in max8660_remove().

These two lines could go away IMHO as they are directly visible from the
code. Still, no real need for a resend from my side.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Axel Lin <axel.lin@...il.com>

Acked-by: Wolfram Sang <w.sang@...gutronix.de>

Thanks for catching that!

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