linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] video/backlight: Remove obsolete cleanup for clientdata

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Date:	Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:52:48 +0200
From:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
To:	Wolfram Sang <w.sang@...gutronix.de>
Cc:	linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, Richard Purdie <rpurdie@...ys.net>,
	Paul Mundt <lethal@...ux-sh.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] video/backlight: Remove obsolete cleanup for clientdata

On Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:54:12 +0200, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> A few new i2c-drivers came into the kernel which clear the clientdata-pointer
> on exit or error. This is obsolete meanwhile, the core will do it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <w.sang@...gutronix.de>
> Cc: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@...ys.net>
> Cc: Paul Mundt <lethal@...ux-sh.org>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> ---
>  drivers/video/backlight/adp8870_bl.c |    2 --
>  1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/adp8870_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/adp8870_bl.c
> index 05a8832..71d90f4 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/backlight/adp8870_bl.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/backlight/adp8870_bl.c
> @@ -932,7 +932,6 @@ out:
>  out1:
>  	backlight_device_unregister(bl);
>  out2:
> -	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
>  	kfree(data);
>  
>  	return ret;
> @@ -952,7 +951,6 @@ static int __devexit adp8870_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
>  			&adp8870_bl_attr_group);
>  
>  	backlight_device_unregister(data->bl);
> -	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
>  	kfree(data);
>  
>  	return 0;

Acked-by: Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>

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Jean Delvare
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