linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drivers: mfd: tps65912: Convert to use devm

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Date:	Thu, 23 May 2013 09:23:08 +0100
From:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:	Leon Romanovsky <leon@...n.nu>
Cc:	sameo@...ux.intel.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers: mfd: tps65912: Convert to use devm_kzalloc

> > There is no need to call kfree while using devm_kzalloc,
> > remove it from *_device_init function.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Leon Romanovsky <leon@...n.nu>
> > ---
> >  drivers/mfd/tps65912-core.c | 5 ++---
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> To be honest the whole tps65912 looks strange to me.
> For example,  kfree(tps65912) calls all over the code.
> 
> tps65912_i2c_probe allocates tps65912 struct, but tps65912_device_exit
> releases it.

Yes, this is expected.

tps65912_[spi|i2c]_remove() both call tps65912_device_exit() which in
turn frees tps65912. Saves duplicating code.

I'll clean thinks up a little, so this is less confusing.

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Lee Jones
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