linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] physmap: Fix leak of memory returned by parse_mtd

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Date:	Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:15:26 +0000
From:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
To:	dedekind@...radead.org
Cc:	Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@...il.com>,
	Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@....ocn.ne.jp>,
	linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] physmap: Fix leak of memory returned by
	parse_mtd_partitions

On Tue, 2008-11-18 at 16:04 +0200, Artem Bityutskiy wrote:
> Off topic: is this going to really happen? Are you have real plans
> to do this?

The plans for partitioning aren't entirely defined, but yes -- we have
to do it.

> Also, you also mentioned that you have sysfs for MTD, are we going to
> see them in mtd-2.6.git any time soon?

I did a bunch of it when I was on the plane to the kernel summit and
plumbers conference. I should get it to actually compile and then put it
in a separate tree -- I don't think it'll be ready for merging to Linus
imminently.

-- 
David Woodhouse                            Open Source Technology Centre
David.Woodhouse@...el.com                              Intel Corporation

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