linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] clk: ti: dra7-atl: don't allocate `parent

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Date:   Tue, 22 Nov 2022 17:02:39 -0800
From:   Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
To:     Dario Binacchi <dario.binacchi@...rulasolutions.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Amarula patchwork <linux-amarula@...rulasolutions.com>,
        michael@...rulasolutions.com,
        Dario Binacchi <dario.binacchi@...rulasolutions.com>,
        kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>,
        Allison Randal <allison@...utok.net>,
        Miaoqian Lin <linmq006@...il.com>,
        Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        Tero Kristo <kristo@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>, linux-clk@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-omap@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] clk: ti: dra7-atl: don't allocate `parent_names' variable

Quoting Dario Binacchi (2022-11-13 10:11:47)
> The `parent_names' variable was freed also in case of kzalloc() error.
> Instead of modifying the code to perform a proper memory release, I
> decided to fix the bug by not allocating memory.
> Since only one parent name is referenced, it is not necessary to
> allocate this variable at runtime and therefore you can avoid calling
> the kzalloc() function. This simplifies the code (even calls to kfree
> can be removed) and improves the performance of the routine.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dario Binacchi <dario.binacchi@...rulasolutions.com>
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>
> 
> ---

Applied to clk-next