[PATCH 4/5] gpiolib: use __free(gpiod_put_array) in gpiod_get_array()

From: Dmitry Torokhov

Date: Wed Oct 21 2026 - 15:07:45 EST


Switch to using __free(gpiod_put_array) scope-based cleanup facility
in gpiod_get_array(), simplifying error unwinding and eliminating manual
gpiod_put_array() calls.

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c | 17 ++++++-----------
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 144a63e6692c..79f3be30ace1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -5190,28 +5190,24 @@ struct gpio_descs *__must_check gpiod_get_array(struct device *dev,
enum gpiod_flags flags)
{
struct gpio_desc *desc;
- struct gpio_descs *descs;
struct gpio_device *gdev;
struct gpio_array *array_info = NULL;
int i, count, bitmap_size;
unsigned long dflags;
- size_t descs_size;

count = gpiod_count(dev, con_id);
if (count < 0)
return ERR_PTR(count);

- descs_size = struct_size(descs, desc, count);
- descs = kzalloc(descs_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+ struct gpio_descs *descs __free(gpiod_put_array) =
+ kzalloc_flex(*descs, desc, count);
if (!descs)
return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);

for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
desc = gpiod_get_index(dev, con_id, i, flags);
- if (IS_ERR(desc)) {
- gpiod_put_array(descs);
+ if (IS_ERR(desc))
return ERR_CAST(desc);
- }

descs->desc[descs->ndescs++] = desc;

@@ -5222,6 +5218,7 @@ struct gpio_descs *__must_check gpiod_get_array(struct device *dev,
*/
if (i == 0 && gpiod_hwgpio(desc) == 0) {
struct gpio_descs *array;
+ size_t descs_size = struct_size(descs, desc, count);

bitmap_size = BITS_TO_LONGS(gdev->ngpio > count ?
gdev->ngpio : count);
@@ -5229,10 +5226,8 @@ struct gpio_descs *__must_check gpiod_get_array(struct device *dev,
array = krealloc(descs, descs_size +
struct_size(array_info, invert_mask, 3 * bitmap_size),
GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO);
- if (!array) {
- gpiod_put_array(descs);
+ if (!array)
return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
- }

descs = array;

@@ -5293,7 +5288,7 @@ struct gpio_descs *__must_check gpiod_get_array(struct device *dev,
array_info->gdev->label, array_info->size,
*array_info->get_mask, *array_info->set_mask,
*array_info->invert_mask);
- return descs;
+ return_ptr(descs);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpiod_get_array);

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2.56.0.307.g5fe7bd680c-goog