Re: [PATCH 1/4] mfd: max8998 - fix incorrect kfree(i2c) ini2c_driver probe callback handler

[Samuel Ortiz]

Hi Axel,

On Mon, Aug 09, 2010 at 02:48:16PM +0800, Axel Lin wrote:
> The i2c_client received in probe() should not be kfree()'d.
This should go through Liam's tree, I'm  CC'ing him to this thread.

Cheers,
Samuel.


> Signed-off-by: Axel Lin <axel.lin@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/mfd/max8998.c |    4 +---
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/mfd/max8998.c b/drivers/mfd/max8998.c
> index 0d68de2..73e6f5c 100644
> --- a/drivers/mfd/max8998.c
> +++ b/drivers/mfd/max8998.c
> @@ -89,10 +89,8 @@ static int max8998_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
>  	int ret = 0;
>  
>  	max8998 = kzalloc(sizeof(struct max8998_dev), GFP_KERNEL);
> -	if (max8998 == NULL) {
> -		kfree(i2c);
> +	if (max8998 == NULL)
>  		return -ENOMEM;
> -	}
>  
>  	i2c_set_clientdata(i2c, max8998);
>  	max8998->dev = &i2c->dev;
> -- 
> 1.5.4.3
> 
> 
> 

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