"name" is allocated and freed in intel_backlight_device_register(). The initial allocation just duplicates "intel_backlight". Later, if a device with this name has already been registered, another dynamically generated one is allocated using kasprintf(). So at the end of the function, when "name" is freed, it can point either to the initial static literal "intel_backlight" or to the kasprintf()'ed one. So kfree_const() is used. However, when built as a module, kstrdup_const() and kfree_const() don't work as one would expect and are just plain kstrdup() and kfree(). Slightly change the logic and introduce a new variable to hold the address returned by kasprintf() should it be used. This saves a memory allocation/free and avoids these _const functions, which names can be confusing when used with code built as module. Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Compile tested only. For the records, this patch is a clean-up effort related to discussions at: - https://lore.kernel.org/all/ZvHurCYlCoi1ZTCX@skv.local/ - https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240924050937.697118-1-senozhatsky@xxxxxxxxxxxx/ --- drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.c | 17 +++++++---------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.c index 9e05745d797d..bf7686aa044f 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.c @@ -914,9 +914,9 @@ int intel_backlight_device_register(struct intel_connector *connector) { struct drm_i915_private *i915 = to_i915(connector->base.dev); struct intel_panel *panel = &connector->panel; + const char *name, *new_name = NULL; struct backlight_properties props; struct backlight_device *bd; - const char *name; int ret = 0; if (WARN_ON(panel->backlight.device)) @@ -949,10 +949,7 @@ int intel_backlight_device_register(struct intel_connector *connector) else props.power = BACKLIGHT_POWER_OFF; - name = kstrdup_const("intel_backlight", GFP_KERNEL); - if (!name) - return -ENOMEM; - + name = "intel_backlight"; bd = backlight_device_get_by_name(name); if (bd) { put_device(&bd->dev); @@ -963,11 +960,11 @@ int intel_backlight_device_register(struct intel_connector *connector) * compatibility. Use unique names for subsequent backlight devices as a * fallback when the default name already exists. */ - kfree_const(name); - name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "card%d-%s-backlight", - i915->drm.primary->index, connector->base.name); - if (!name) + new_name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "card%d-%s-backlight", + i915->drm.primary->index, connector->base.name); + if (!new_name) return -ENOMEM; + name = new_name; } bd = backlight_device_register(name, connector->base.kdev, connector, &intel_backlight_device_ops, &props); @@ -987,7 +984,7 @@ int intel_backlight_device_register(struct intel_connector *connector) connector->base.base.id, connector->base.name, name); out: - kfree_const(name); + kfree(new_name); return ret; } -- 2.46.1
