netdev - Re: [PATCH iwl-next 2/3] ice: avoid unnecessary devm

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Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 08:45:20 +0100
From: Przemek Kitszel <przemyslaw.kitszel@...el.com>
To: Maciej Fijalkowski <maciej.fijalkowski@...el.com>,
	<intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>
CC: <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>,
	<magnus.karlsson@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH iwl-next 2/3] ice: avoid unnecessary devm_ usage

On 2/22/24 15:50, Maciej Fijalkowski wrote:
> 1. pcaps are free'd right after AQ routines are done, no need for
>     devm_'s
> 2. a test frame for loopback test in ethtool -t is destroyed at the end
>     of the test so we don't need devm_ here either.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Maciej Fijalkowski <maciej.fijalkowski@...el.com>
> ---
>   drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_common.c  | 23 +++++++++-----------
>   drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c |  4 ++--
>   2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> 

nice, thank you!

BTW, we are committed to using Scope Based Resource Management [1] even
in the OOT driver, so you could consider that for future IWL submissions
:)

[1] https://lwn.net/Articles/934679/


I'm also happy with this as-is too, so:
Reviewed-by: Przemek Kitszel <przemyslaw.kitszel@...el.com>