linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4.19 402/639] media: Staging: media: Release the correct resource in an error handling path

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Date:   Fri, 24 Jan 2020 18:33:22 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Marion et Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@...nel.org>,
        Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4.19 402/639] media: Staging: media: Release the correct
 resource in an error handling path

On Fri, Jan 24, 2020 at 01:06:50PM +0100, Marion et Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>  
> 
> Apparently is patch is no more needed in 4.19.98+.
> 
> 'res' is not used anymore in the error handling path (or its use depends on another patch which has not been backported). 'res' can safely be overriden.
> 
> There is no need to add extra variable 

Ok, now dropped, thanks.

greg k-h