linux-kernel - Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [PATCH 3/3] drivers/video: Correct use of request_region/request_mem

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Message-ID: <20091012002907.GA835@linux-mips.org>
Date:	Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:29:07 +0200
From:	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>
To:	Julia Lawall <julia@...u.dk>
Cc:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert.uytterhoeven@...il.com>,
	linux-fbdev-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mips@...ux-mips.org
Subject: Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [PATCH 3/3] drivers/video: Correct use of
	request_region/request_mem_region

On Sun, Aug 09, 2009 at 11:42:32AM +0200, Julia Lawall wrote:

> From: Julia Lawall <julia@...u.dk>
> 
> request_region should be used with release_region, not request_mem_region.
> 
> Geert Uytterhoeven pointed out that in the case of drivers/video/gbefb.c,
> the problem is actually the other way around; request_mem_region should be
> used instead of request_region.
> 
> The semantic patch that finds/fixes this problem is as follows:
> (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/)
> 
> // <smpl>
> @r1@
> expression start;
> @@
> 
> request_region(start,...)
> 
> @b1@
> expression r1.start;
> @@
> 
> request_mem_region(start,...)
> 
> @depends on !b1@
> expression r1.start;
> expression E;
> @@
> 
> - release_mem_region
> + release_region
>   (start,E)
> // </smpl>
> 
> Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia@...u.dk>

Any reason this still hasn't been applied?

  Ralf
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