linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/33] ACPI: Define acpi_put_table cleanup handler and acpi_get_table

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Message-ID: <7e58eb4a-f8e4-41ea-a2fd-742e632c7deb@redhat.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:03:51 +1000
From: Gavin Shan <gshan@...hat.com>
To: Ben Horgan <ben.horgan@....com>, james.morse@....com
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/33] ACPI: Define acpi_put_table cleanup handler and
 acpi_get_table_ret() helper

On 11/7/25 10:34 PM, Ben Horgan wrote:
> Define a cleanup helper for use with __free to release the acpi table when
> the pointer goes out of scope. Also, introduce the helper
> acpi_get_table_ret() to simplify a commonly used pattern involving
> acpi_get_table().
> 
> These are first used in a subsequent commit.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ben Horgan <ben.horgan@....com>
> ---
>   include/linux/acpi.h | 12 ++++++++++++
>   1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
> 

Reviewed-by: Gavin Shan <gshan@...hat.com>