linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/9] pinctrl: pinctrl-nomadik: Fix possible memory leak

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Message-ID: <CACRpkdYsLUQqPrYKX3AGuwkhfJO6kk=s2iSSvhwY42HgxS2dfw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 6 Jul 2012 09:03:37 +0200
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Cc:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	STEricsson_nomadik_linux@...t.st.com, linus.walleij@...ricsson.com,
	arnd@...db.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/9] pinctrl: pinctrl-nomadik: Fix possible memory leak

On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org> wrote:

> If the Nomadik Pin Control driver is continuously bound and unbound
> from the same device a number of times the kzalloc() will leak
> memory. Replacing it with devm_kzalloc() will ensure memory is
> freed automatically in the event of failure and unbinding.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>

A patch like this but more all-encompassing was already sent out
by me some days ago:
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=134139303405730&w=2

Please test that one and see if it solves your problem.

Yours,
Linus Walleij
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