linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ARM: OMAP2+: omap-usb-host: Fix memory leaks

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Message-ID: <20130612170457.GJ8164@atomide.com>
Date:	Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:04:57 -0700
From:	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
To:	Roger Quadros <rogerq@...com>
Cc:	linux@....linux.org.uk, balbi@...com, shc_work@...l.ru,
	linux-omap@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ARM: OMAP2+: omap-usb-host: Fix memory leaks

* Roger Quadros <rogerq@...com> [130531 00:23]:
> Hi Tony,
> 
> On 05/31/2013 12:00 AM, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> > Hi Roger,
> > 
> > * Roger Quadros <rogerq@...com> [130524 06:12]:
> >> Fix memory leaks in the error path.
> >> Also, use platform_device_register_full() to allocate
> >> the platform devices and set platform data.
> > 
> > If you need this for the v3.10-rc, you should describe why this patch
> > is needed and ideally have some oops or regression causing commit
> > listed. Care to update the description for that?
> 
> There is no oops or regression happening. Just that there will be a
> small memory leak if any of the memory allocations fail or if the
> platform device is destroyed.
> 
> If it doesn't look that serious to you then it can wait.
> But if we move to device tree only boot then this patch and the file
> "usb-host.c" might not be required at all.

OK, applying into omap-for-v3.11/fixes-non-critical as we cannot
remove it yet.

Regards,

Tony
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