linux-kernel - [PATCH] soc: fix comment for freeing soc_dev

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Message-Id: <20201207185952.261697-1-krzk@kernel.org>
Date:   Mon,  7 Dec 2020 19:59:52 +0100
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] soc: fix comment for freeing soc_dev_attr

The soc_dev_attr is stored soc_dev->attr during soc_device_register() so
it could be used till the cleanup call: soc_device_unregister().
Therefore this memory should not be freed prior, but after unregistering
soc device.

Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
---
 drivers/base/soc.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/base/soc.c b/drivers/base/soc.c
index d34609bb7386..0af5363a582c 100644
--- a/drivers/base/soc.c
+++ b/drivers/base/soc.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ struct soc_device *soc_device_register(struct soc_device_attribute *soc_dev_attr
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(soc_device_register);
 
-/* Ensure soc_dev->attr is freed prior to calling soc_device_unregister. */
+/* Ensure soc_dev->attr is freed after calling soc_device_unregister. */
 void soc_device_unregister(struct soc_device *soc_dev)
 {
 	device_unregister(&soc_dev->dev);
-- 
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