When the device core reference count for the device goes to 0 and it calls .release() we free resources and so can also finally free up the GPIO state container, struct gpio_device. Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c index 70e0fff0a8a7..36f8be3f910b 100644 --- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c +++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c @@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ static void gpiodevice_release(struct device *dev) cdev_del(&gdev->chrdev); list_del(&gdev->list); ida_simple_remove(&gpio_ida, gdev->id); + kfree(gdev); } /** -- 2.4.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-gpio" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html