RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net] octeontx2-af: Initialize bitmap arrays.

[Ratheesh Kannoth]

> From: Simon Horman <horms@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net] octeontx2-af: Initialize bitmap arrays.
> 
> Hi Ratheesh,
> 
> I assume that the reason that the cited commit moved away from devm_
> allocations was to allow more natural management of the resources
> independently of the life cycle of the driver instance. Or in other words, the
> need to free the bitmaps in npc_mcam_rsrcs_deinit() probably indicates that
> devm_ allocations of them aren't giving us anything.
> 
> So, perhaps kcalloc() is more appropriate than devm_kcalloc() ?
This was a comment from @Subbaraya Sundeep Bhatta during our internal review.  
Could you please help with below questions/doubts ?
1. why devm_kfree() API  is available if it is done independently 
2. I could see instances of devm_kfree() usage in current kernel where it does explicit calls.

-Ratheesh