Re: [PATCH v1 2/4] regmap: Drop never used devm_regmap_*_free() APIs

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Wed, Nov 11, 2026 at 06:49:02PM +0000, Mark Brown wrote:
> > devm_regmap_field_free() was introduced in 2013 and was never ever used.
> > devm_regmap_field_bulk_free() was introduced in 2020 and the same story.
> > 
> > Drop never used APIs.
> 
> I tend to think that if we have allocation functions we should have
> matching release functions, this avoids cross tree annoyances and bugs
> due to people using inappropriate release functions which actually
> exist rather than adding the ones they should use.

In general yes, but for devm_*() it makes not much sense as proven by dozens
of dropped "release/free" type of devm_*() calls in the past. Also as commit
message says for more than 10 years nobody used it even once. What does make
you think there eventually be at least a single user?

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko