linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: r8188eu: core: Remove rtw_mfree_all

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Message-ID: <20210804130136.GJ1931@kadam>
Date:   Wed, 4 Aug 2021 16:01:36 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     "Fabio M. De Francesco" <fmdefrancesco@...il.com>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: r8188eu: core: Remove rtw_mfree_all_stainfo()

On Mon, Aug 02, 2021 at 02:55:17AM +0200, Fabio M. De Francesco wrote:
> Remove rtw_mfree_all_stainfo() and the only line of code that calls
> it. This function simply takes a spinlock and iterates over a list 
> with no purpose. That iteration has no side effects.
> 

I mean, it's pretty clearly supposed to free all the items on the list.

regards,
dan carpenter