linux-kernel - Re: [RFT PATCH v3 1/2] compal-laptop: Fix leaking hwmon device

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Message-ID: <20150220165028.GD22752@roeck-us.net>
Date:	Fri, 20 Feb 2015 08:50:28 -0800
From:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:	Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>
Cc:	Cezary Jackiewicz <cezary.jackiewicz@...il.com>,
	Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>,
	platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Matthew Garrett <matthew.garrett@...ula.com>,
	stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFT PATCH v3 1/2] compal-laptop: Fix leaking hwmon device

On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 02:13:34PM +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> The commit c2be45f09bb0 ("compal-laptop: Use
> devm_hwmon_device_register_with_groups") wanted to change the
> registering of hwmon device to resource-managed version. It mostly did
> it except the main thing - it forgot to use devm-like function so the
> hwmon device leaked after device removal or probe failure.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>
> Fixes: c2be45f09bb0 ("compal-laptop: Use devm_hwmon_device_register_with_groups")
> Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org>

Acked-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>

Guenter
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