linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-at91.c: convert kfree to devm

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Date:	Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:01:48 +0100
From:	Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@...osoft.com>
To:	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Cc:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-at91.c: convert kfree to
 devm_kfree

On 15:22 Wed 12 Dec     , Julia Lawall wrote:
> From: Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@...6.fr>
> 
> The function at91_dt_node_to_map is ultimately called by the function
> pinctrl_get, which is an exported function.  Since it is possible that this
> function is not called from within a probe function, for safety, the kfree
> is converted to a devm_kfree, to both free the data and remove it from the
> device in a failure situation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@...6.fr>
Acked-by: Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@...osoft.com>

Best Regards,
J.
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