[PATCH ath-next] wifi: ath9k: use non devm for nvmem_cell_get

From: Rosen Penev

Date: Sun Feb 22 2026 - 21:50:52 EST


There's absolutely no need to extend the lifetime of cell to post
removal of the driver. It's only used in this function.

Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
index 28dc6c0e27aa..38fb1e763c6e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ static int ath9k_nvmem_request_eeprom(struct ath_softc *sc)
size_t len;
int err;

- cell = devm_nvmem_cell_get(sc->dev, "calibration");
+ cell = nvmem_cell_get(sc->dev, "calibration");
if (IS_ERR(cell)) {
err = PTR_ERR(cell);

@@ -605,6 +605,7 @@ static int ath9k_nvmem_request_eeprom(struct ath_softc *sc)
}

buf = nvmem_cell_read(cell, &len);
+ nvmem_cell_put(cell);
if (IS_ERR(buf))
return PTR_ERR(buf);

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2.53.0