Re: [PATCH v2] auxdisplay: hd44780: Fix an API misuse in hd44780.c

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Mon, 24 Feb 2025 at 11:16, Haoxiang Li <haoxiang_li2024@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Variable allocated by charlcd_alloc() should be released
> by charlcd_free(). The following patch changed kfree() to
> charlcd_free() to fix an API misuse.
>
> Fixes: 718e05ed92ec ("auxdisplay: Introduce hd44780_common.[ch]")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Haoxiang Li <haoxiang_li2024@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Merge the two patches into one.
> - Modify the patch description.

Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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