Re: [PATCH net-next v1] mrf24j40: add managed API's provided by device layer

From: Varka Bhadram
Date: Thu May 29 2014 - 03:12:45 EST


Thanks for the suggestions.

I send the v2 patch which uses devm_kzalloc().

Regards,
Varka Bhadram

On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 12:02 PM, Tushar Behera <trblinux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 10:10:21AM +0530, Varka Bhadram wrote:
>> Hi,
>> Previous patch having bug in using managed API's. I fixed that.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Varka Bhadram.
>
> Only add relevant commit message here, no need to add 'Hi' and
> 'Regards'.
>
> Something like ...
>
> "Added devres managed APIs"
>
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Varka Bhadram <varkab@xxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> drivers/net/ieee802154/mrf24j40.c | 21 +++++++++------------
>> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/mrf24j40.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/mrf24j40.c
>> index 78a6552..f701cdb 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/mrf24j40.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/mrf24j40.c
>> @@ -618,10 +618,10 @@ static int mrf24j40_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
>>
>> printk(KERN_INFO "mrf24j40: probe(). IRQ: %d\n", spi->irq);
>>
>> - devrec = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mrf24j40), GFP_KERNEL);
>> + devrec = devm_kzalloc(&spi->dev, sizeof(struct mrf24j40), GFP_KERNEL);
>> if (!devrec)
>> goto err_devrec;
>> - devrec->buf = kzalloc(3, GFP_KERNEL);
>> + devrec->buf = kzalloc(&spi->dev, 3, GFP_KERNEL);
>
> devm_kzalloc()
>
> Without this, it should not build at all. So remember to compile test
> before sending the patches.
>
> --
> Warm regards,
> Tushar
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