linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] power: 88pm860x_battery: Add a few more devm

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Date:	Sat, 5 Jan 2013 18:37:30 -0800
From:	Anton Vorontsov <anton@...msg.org>
To:	Tushar Behera <tushar.behera@...aro.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dwmw2@...radead.org,
	patches@...aro.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] power: 88pm860x_battery: Add a few more devm_* APIs

On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 06:11:52PM +0530, Tushar Behera wrote:
> Add devm_* APIs for threaded IRQ.
> 
> Also since devres managed objects are removed when the device gets
> detached, remove explicit freeing of them.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tushar Behera <tushar.behera@...aro.org>
> ---
[...]
> @@ -994,9 +988,6 @@ static int __devexit pm860x_battery_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  	struct pm860x_battery_info *info = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
>  
>  	power_supply_unregister(&info->battery);
> -	free_irq(info->irq_batt, info);
> -	free_irq(info->irq_cc, info);
> -	kfree(info);

It is not safe to access battery ('struct power_supply') object after
_unregister() (and irq handlers will surely do). Instead of removing
free_irq(), you should place the two calls before _unregister().

Thanks,

>  	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
>  	return 0;
>  }
> -- 
> 1.7.4.1
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