Re: [PATCH RESEND 3/7] watchdog: mv64x60_wdt: use devm_ioremap()

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On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 10:56:39AM +0900, Jingoo Han wrote:
> On Tuesday, April 30, 2013 2:55 AM, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 06:35:15PM +0900, Jingoo Han wrote:
> > > Use devm_ioremap() to make cleanup paths simpler.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Jingoo Han <jg1.han@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > This patch also addresses the missing call to iounmap() if the call
> > to misc_register fails.
> 
> When devm_ioremap() is used, there is no need to call devm_iounmap().
> 
> It is because, these resource managed functions such as
> devm_ioremap() allow the driver core to automatically
> clean up any allocation, when probe function fails.
> 
Same response as before. Please read my note above. It says clearly
"this patch _addresses_ ...", not "this patch _creates_ ...".

Guenter
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