linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] drivers/staging/lirc: Remove obsolete cleanup for clientdata

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Date:	Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:54:51 -0500
From:	Jarod Wilson <jarod@...hat.com>
To:	Wolfram Sang <w.sang@...gutronix.de>
Cc:	linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...hat.com>,
	Andy Walls <awalls@...metrocast.net>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] drivers/staging/lirc: Remove obsolete cleanup for
 clientdata

On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 11:44:30AM +0100, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> A few new i2c-drivers came into the kernel which clear the clientdata-pointer
> on exit or error. This is obsolete meanwhile, the core will do it. Simplify the
> kfree() calls after that, the pointers don't need to be checked.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <w.sang@...gutronix.de>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
> Cc: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...hat.com>
> Cc: Andy Walls <awalls@...metrocast.net>
> Cc: Jarod Wilson <jarod@...hat.com>
> Cc: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
> ---
> 
> Compile tested only.

Looks sane to me.

Acked-by: Jarod Wilson <jarod@...hat.com>

-- 
Jarod Wilson
jarod@...hat.com

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