linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 1/7] ALSA: usb-audio: Add initial driver for TASCAM US-144MKII

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Message-ID: <0c2906f7-ded0-4609-b9a5-8d6949ab6e07@web.de>
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2025 11:55:06 +0200
From: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To: Šerif Rami <ramiserifpersia@...il.com>,
 linux-sound@...r.kernel.org, Jaroslav Kysela <perex@...ex.cz>,
 Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.com>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 1/7] ALSA: usb-audio: Add initial driver for TASCAM
 US-144MKII

> This patch introduces …

See also:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.17-rc3#n94


…
> +++ b/sound/usb/usx2y/us144mkii.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,248 @@
…
> +static int tascam_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
> +			const struct usb_device_id *usb_id)
> +{
…
> +	char *handshake_buf __free(kfree) = NULL;
> +
> +	if (dev->speed != USB_SPEED_HIGH)
…
> +	handshake_buf = kmalloc(1, GFP_KERNEL);
…

Can another software design option become more attractive?
May the scope be reduced for such a variable?

Regards,
Markus