Re: [PATCH] drivers: mfd: tps65912: Convert to use devm_kzalloc

From: Lee Jones
Date: Thu May 23 2013 - 04:23:22 EST


> > There is no need to call kfree while using devm_kzalloc,
> > remove it from *_device_init function.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Leon Romanovsky <leon@xxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/mfd/tps65912-core.c | 5 ++---
> > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> To be honest the whole tps65912 looks strange to me.
> For example, kfree(tps65912) calls all over the code.
>
> tps65912_i2c_probe allocates tps65912 struct, but tps65912_device_exit
> releases it.

Yes, this is expected.

tps65912_[spi|i2c]_remove() both call tps65912_device_exit() which in
turn frees tps65912. Saves duplicating code.

I'll clean thinks up a little, so this is less confusing.

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