linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: dsa: loop: Free resources if initialization is deferred

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Date:   Wed, 10 May 2017 12:30:39 +0800 (SGT)
From:   Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
To:     Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
cc:     andrew@...n.ch, vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com,
        f.fainelli@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: dsa: loop: Free resources if initialization is
 deferred



On Wed, 10 May 2017, Christophe JAILLET wrote:

> Free some devm'allocated memory in case of deferred driver initialization.
> This avoid to waste some memory in such a case.

I really think it would be helpful to mention the special behavior of
-EPROBE_DEFER.  It doesn't take much space, and it coud be helpful to
someone in the future.

julia

>
> Suggested-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
> ---
>  drivers/net/dsa/dsa_loop.c | 5 ++++-
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/dsa_loop.c b/drivers/net/dsa/dsa_loop.c
> index a19e1781e9bb..557afb418320 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/dsa/dsa_loop.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/dsa/dsa_loop.c
> @@ -260,8 +260,11 @@ static int dsa_loop_drv_probe(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
>  		return -ENOMEM;
>
>  	ps->netdev = dev_get_by_name(&init_net, pdata->netdev);
> -	if (!ps->netdev)
> +	if (!ps->netdev) {
> +		devm_kfree(&mdiodev->dev, ps);
> +		devm_kfree(&mdiodev->dev, ds);
>  		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
> +	}
>
>  	pdata->cd.netdev[DSA_LOOP_CPU_PORT] = &ps->netdev->dev;
>
> --
> 2.11.0
>
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