linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 02/06] input/rmi4: Core files

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Date:	Sat, 17 Nov 2012 13:54:15 -0800
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Christopher Heiny <cheiny@...aptics.com>
Cc:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Input <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
	Allie Xiong <axiong@...aptics.com>,
	Vivian Ly <vly@...aptics.com>,
	Daniel Rosenberg <daniel.rosenberg@...aptics.com>,
	Alexandra Chin <alexandra.chin@...synaptics.com>,
	Joerie de Gram <j.de.gram@...il.com>,
	Wolfram Sang <w.sang@...gutronix.de>,
	Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...ricsson.com>,
	Naveen Kumar Gaddipati <naveen.gaddipati@...ricsson.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 02/06] input/rmi4: Core files

On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 07:58:50PM -0800, Christopher Heiny wrote:
> +static void release_rmidev_device(struct device *dev)
> +{
> +	device_unregister(dev);
> +}

You just leaked memory here, right?

Also, you already unregistered the device, otherwise this function would
have never been called, so you just ended up in a loop?

Have you ever tried removing a device?  Are you sure it's working
properly?

> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(rmi_register_phys_device);

Just curious, but why not EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() on all of these new
symbols you are creating?

thanks,

greg k-h
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