linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/20] mfd: Add devm_ apis for mfd_add_devices and mfd_release

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Date:	Thu, 7 Apr 2016 17:12:54 +0530
From:	Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@...dia.com>
To:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
CC:	<corbet@....net>, <andreas.werner@....de>, <tony@...mide.com>,
	<linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>, <patches@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/20] mfd: Add devm_ apis for mfd_add_devices and mfd_release_devices


On Thursday 07 April 2016 05:12 PM, Lee Jones wrote:
> On Thu, 07 Apr 2016, Laxman Dewangan wrote:
>
> + * Normally this function will not need to be called and the resource
> + * management code will ensure that the resource is freed.
>>> Then what is the purpose of providing it?  Do you have a user?
>> To have pair of release. I have not seen the usage of most of
>> devm_*_release() function other than devm_kfree().
> Unless you have a need or a user, I would omit this for now.
>
OK, I will remove it.

BTW, I have collected all acks and reviewed by which I got from this series.
So I can send this series with all acks/reviewed by.

If you want me to provide the git location for these patchs then I can 
do it also. For this I will need base from where I need to take branch.