Re: [PATCH] drivers/i2c/i2c-smbus.c: convert kzalloc todevm_kzalloc

From: Jean Delvare
Date: Sat Aug 04 2012 - 15:43:24 EST


Hi Julia,

On Sat, 4 Aug 2012 19:10:48 +0200, Julia Lawall wrote:
> From: Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@xxxxxxx>
>
> Converting kzalloc to devm_kzalloc simplifies the code and ensures that the
> result, alert, is freed after the irq allocated by the subsequent
> devm_request_irq. This in turn ensures that when an interrupt can be
> triggered, the alert structure is still available.

Good point. I honestly have no idea why this driver's resources are
half managed, it doesn't make much sense...

Patch applied, with a comment clarified, thanks.

--
Jean Delvare
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