linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] net/nxp/lpc_eth: use devm

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Date:	Tue, 17 Jun 2014 15:31:14 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	himangi774@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	julia.lawall@...6.fr
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] net/nxp/lpc_eth: use devm_ functions

From: Himangi Saraogi <himangi774@...il.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 23:33:56 +0530

> The various devm_ functions allocate memory that is released when a
> driver detaches. This patch uses dmam_alloc_coherent, devm_ioremap
> devm_clk_get etc. for data that is allocated in the probe function of
> platform device and is only freed in the remove function. The
> corresponding free functions are removed and many labels are done
> away with.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Himangi Saraogi <himangi774@...il.com>
> Acked-by: Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
> ---
> v2: undo use of devm_request_irq
> Not compile tested

This doesn't apply cleanly to any of my trees.
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