Re: [PATCH net v3 2/2] ax25: Change kfree() in ax25_dev_free() to ax25_dev_put()

From: Markus Elfring
Date: Mon May 06 2024 - 11:50:58 EST



> Replace it with a ax25_dev_put() call instead.

> ---
> Changes in v3:
> - Make commit messages more clearer.

> +++ b/net/ax25/ax25_dev.c
> @@ -188,16 +188,13 @@ struct net_device *ax25_fwd_dev(struct net_device *dev)
> */
> void __exit ax25_dev_free(void)
> {

> - ax25_dev = ax25_dev_list;
> - while (ax25_dev != NULL) {
> - s = ax25_dev;
> - netdev_put(ax25_dev->dev, &ax25_dev->dev_tracker);
> - ax25_dev = ax25_dev->next;
> - kfree(s);
> + list_for_each_entry_safe(s, n, &ax25_dev_list, list) {
> + netdev_put(s->dev, &s->dev_tracker);
> + list_del(&s->list);
> + ax25_dev_put(s);
> }
> - ax25_dev_list = NULL;


Can the increased application of the Linux list API be offered as
a separate update step?
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.9-rc7#n81

Regards,
Markus