netdev - Re: [net-next v2 04/14] ice: fix set pause param autoneg check

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Date:   Mon, 19 Aug 2019 16:11:42 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
To:     Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, Paul Greenwalt <paul.greenwalt@...el.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, nhorman@...hat.com, sassmann@...hat.com,
        Andrew Bowers <andrewx.bowers@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [net-next v2 04/14] ice: fix set pause param autoneg check

On Mon, 19 Aug 2019 09:16:58 -0700, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> +	pcaps = devm_kzalloc(&vsi->back->pdev->dev, sizeof(*pcaps),
> +			     GFP_KERNEL);
> +	if (!pcaps)
> +		return -ENOMEM;
> +
> +	/* Get current PHY config */
> +	status = ice_aq_get_phy_caps(pi, false, ICE_AQC_REPORT_SW_CFG, pcaps,
> +				     NULL);
> +	if (status) {
> +		devm_kfree(&vsi->back->pdev->dev, pcaps);
> +		return -EIO;
> +	}
> +
> +	is_an = ((pcaps->caps & ICE_AQC_PHY_AN_MODE) ?
> +			AUTONEG_ENABLE : AUTONEG_DISABLE);
> +
> +	devm_kfree(&vsi->back->pdev->dev, pcaps);

Is it just me or is this use of devm_k*alloc absolutely pointless?