linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] auxdisplay: hd44780: Fix an API misuse in hd44780.c

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Message-ID: <Z7xMTiLT_NFzSEXO@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:39:10 +0200
From: Andy Shevchenko <andy@...nel.org>
To: Haoxiang Li <haoxiang_li2024@....com>
Cc: geert@...ux-m68k.org, u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de,
	erick.archer@...look.com, ojeda@...nel.org, w@....eu,
	poeschel@...onage.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] auxdisplay: hd44780: Fix an API misuse in hd44780.c

On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 06:15:27PM +0800, Haoxiang Li wrote:
> Variable allocated by charlcd_alloc() should be released
> by charlcd_free(). The following patch changed kfree() to
> charlcd_free() to fix an API misuse.

> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Merge the two patches into one.
> - Modify the patch description.
> Sorry Geert, I didn't see your reply until after I sent the
> second patch. I've merged the two patches into one, hoping
> to make your work a bit easier! Thanks a lot!

Btw, have you seen this one?

https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221128084421.8626-1-niejianglei2021@163.com

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko