linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V1] pinctrl:pxa:pinctrl-pxa2xx:- No need of devm functions

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Message-ID: <CACRpkdY8mwHD1yyHZSHsDsJNPjrgLTfEok38FNons6oabn5ZPw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 27 Dec 2016 13:49:06 +0100
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav.cs@...il.com>,
        Robert Jarzmik <robert.jarzmik@...e.fr>
Cc:     Daniel Mack <daniel@...que.org>,
        Haojian Zhuang <haojian.zhuang@...il.com>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V1] pinctrl:pxa:pinctrl-pxa2xx:- No need of devm functions

On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 3:35 PM, Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav.cs@...il.com> wrote:

> In functions pxa2xx_build_functions, the memory allocated for
> 'functions' is live within the function only. After the
> allocation it is immediately freed with devm_kfree. There is
> no need to allocate memory for 'functions' with devm function
> so replace devm_kcalloc  with kcalloc and devm_kfree with kfree.
>
> Signed-off-by: Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav.cs@...il.com>

I want the maintainer Robert Jarzmik to review this before I do anything
with it.

Yours,
Linus Walleij