Thread (2 messages) 2 messages, 2 authors, 2012-08-06

[PATCH 5/6] drivers/video/backlight/da9052_bl.c: drop devm_kfree of devm_kzalloc'd data

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From: Julia Lawall <hidden>
Date: 2012-08-04 16:51:37
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Subsystem: backlight class/subsystem, dialog semiconductor drivers, framebuffer layer, the rest · Maintainers: Lee Jones, Daniel Thompson, Jingoo Han, Support Opensource, Helge Deller, Linus Torvalds

From: Julia Lawall <redacted>

devm_kfree should not have to be explicitly used.

The semantic patch that fixes this problem is as follows:
(http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/)

// <smpl>
@@
expression x,d;
@@

x = devm_kzalloc(...)
...
?-devm_kfree(d,x);
// </smpl>

Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <redacted>

---
 drivers/video/backlight/da9052_bl.c |    2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/da9052_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/da9052_bl.c
index b628d68..7c8626a 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/da9052_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/da9052_bl.c
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ static int da9052_backlight_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 				       &da9052_backlight_ops, &props);
 	if (IS_ERR(bl)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to register backlight\n");
-		devm_kfree(&pdev->dev, wleds);
 		return PTR_ERR(bl);
 	}
 
@@ -149,7 +148,6 @@ static int da9052_backlight_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	wleds->state = DA9052_WLEDS_OFF;
 	da9052_adjust_wled_brightness(wleds);
 	backlight_device_unregister(bl);
-	devm_kfree(&pdev->dev, wleds);
 
 	return 0;
 }
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