linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 21/21] power: fix invalid free of devm

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Message-ID: <20130401064312.GE13441@lizard>
Date:	Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:43:13 -0700
From:	Anton Vorontsov <anton@...msg.org>
To:	Andrei Epure <epure.andrei@...il.com>
Cc:	dwmw2@...radead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 21/21] power: fix invalid free of devm_ allocated data

On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 02:51:59AM +0200, Andrei Epure wrote:
> The objects allocated by devm_* APIs are managed by devres and are freed when
> the device is detached. Hence there is no need to use kfree() explicitly.
> Patch found using coccinelle.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrei Epure <epure.andrei@...il.com>
> ---

Jingoo Han sent a similar change ealier... but thanks anyway!

Anton
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