linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] mfd: pcf50633 - fix error handling during probe

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Message-ID: <20091115232501.GF8367@sortiz.org>
Date:	Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:25:02 +0100
From:	Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>
Cc:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] mfd: pcf50633 - fix error handling during probe

On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 12:09:22AM +0100, Lars-Peter Clausen wrote:
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> Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > The pcf50633 is very naive - it assumes that all driver core
> > operations will succeed and will fail badly if one of them
> > errors out. Implement proper error handling and make sure we
> > release any and all resources that have been allocated prior
> > to failure.
> >
> > Also avoid memory leak when using platform_device_add_data()
> > which clones the supplied data structure for use by the device.
> > The original copy, if allocated dynamically, needs to be freed
> > by the caller; switch to using on-stack variable (the size of
> > the structure in question is quite small) instead.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...l.ru>
> Hi
> 
> Most of the issues addressed in this patch have already been fixed.
> Please check the for-next branch in the mfd tree.
Oops, thanks for refreshing our memories Lars...

Cheers,
Samuel.

 
> - - Lars
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