linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/5] gpio: 104-idi-48: Utilize devm

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Date:   Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:53:52 +0100
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     William Breathitt Gray <vilhelm.gray@...il.com>
Cc:     Alexandre Courbot <gnurou@...il.com>,
        "linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] gpio: 104-idi-48: Utilize devm_ functions in driver
 probe callback

On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 9:00 PM, William Breathitt Gray
<vilhelm.gray@...il.com> wrote:

> The devm_ resource manager functions allow memory to be automatically
> released when a device is unbound. This patch takes advantage of the
> resource manager functions and replaces the gpiochip_add_data call and
> request_irq call with the devm_gpiochip_add_data call and
> devm_request_irq call respectively. In addition, the idi_48_remove
> function has been removed as no longer necessary due to the use of the
> relevant devm_ resource manager functions.
>
> Signed-off-by: William Breathitt Gray <vilhelm.gray@...il.com>

Patch applied.

Yours,
Linus Walleij