linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] net: phy: leds: Add support for "link" trigger

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Message-ID: <fb6da2f4-38a7-a116-1910-51795ebb53da@maciej.szmigiero.name>
Date:   Wed, 1 Nov 2017 13:33:45 +0100
From:   "Maciej S. Szmigiero" <mail@...iej.szmigiero.name>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] net: phy: leds: Add support for "link" trigger

Hi Andrew,

On 01.11.2017 13:31, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>> Yes, I did it the same way as the existing code did for phy->phy_led_triggers
>> for reasons of both consistency and also to be on the safe side because
>> maybe there is some non-obvious reason why it has to be freed
>> explicitly (?).
>  
> Hi Maciej
> 
> Occasionally, there is a need to call devm_kfree(). But i don't see
> anything here why it is needed. So i would drop your devm_kfree(), and
> if you feel like it, add an additional patch removing the existing
> one.

OK, will do as you suggest.

> Thanks
> 	Andrew
> 

Thanks,
Maciej