linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] i2c: core: Add missing of_node

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Date:	Fri, 15 Apr 2016 16:34:00 +0100
From:	Jon Hunter <jonathanh@...dia.com>
To:	Vladimir Zapolskiy <vladimir_zapolskiy@...tor.com>,
	Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>
CC:	<linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] i2c: core: Add missing of_node_put()


On 15/04/16 15:58, Vladimir Zapolskiy wrote:
> On 15.04.2016 15:43, Jon Hunter wrote:
>> for_each_available_child_of_node performs an of_node_get on each
>> iteration, so of_node_put() must be called on each iteration once
>> we are finished with the node pointer.
> 
> This is wrong, embedded of_get_next_available_child() correctly decrements
> ref counter of an examined node.

Oh yes, sorry, I see that now. Sorry for the noise and mis-interpretation here :-(

Jon