The patch titled Subject: backlight: corgi_lcd: use devm_ functions has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is backlight-corgi_lcd-use-devm_-functions.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** The -mm tree is included into linux-next and is updated there every 3-4 working days ------------------------------------------------------ From: Jingoo Han <jg1.han@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: backlight: corgi_lcd: use devm_ functions The devm_ functions allocate memory that is released when a driver detaches. This patch uses devm_kzalloc of these functions. Signed-off-by: Jingoo Han <jg1.han@xxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Eric Miao <eric.y.miao@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/video/backlight/corgi_lcd.c | 12 ++++-------- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff -puN drivers/video/backlight/corgi_lcd.c~backlight-corgi_lcd-use-devm_-functions drivers/video/backlight/corgi_lcd.c --- a/drivers/video/backlight/corgi_lcd.c~backlight-corgi_lcd-use-devm_-functions +++ a/drivers/video/backlight/corgi_lcd.c @@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ static int __devinit corgi_lcd_probe(str return -EINVAL; } - lcd = kzalloc(sizeof(struct corgi_lcd), GFP_KERNEL); + lcd = devm_kzalloc(&spi->dev, sizeof(struct corgi_lcd), GFP_KERNEL); if (!lcd) { dev_err(&spi->dev, "failed to allocate memory\n"); return -ENOMEM; @@ -554,10 +554,9 @@ static int __devinit corgi_lcd_probe(str lcd->lcd_dev = lcd_device_register("corgi_lcd", &spi->dev, lcd, &corgi_lcd_ops); - if (IS_ERR(lcd->lcd_dev)) { - ret = PTR_ERR(lcd->lcd_dev); - goto err_free_lcd; - } + if (IS_ERR(lcd->lcd_dev)) + return PTR_ERR(lcd->lcd_dev); + lcd->power = FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN; lcd->mode = (pdata) ? pdata->init_mode : CORGI_LCD_MODE_VGA; @@ -591,8 +590,6 @@ err_unregister_bl: backlight_device_unregister(lcd->bl_dev); err_unregister_lcd: lcd_device_unregister(lcd->lcd_dev); -err_free_lcd: - kfree(lcd); return ret; } @@ -613,7 +610,6 @@ static int __devexit corgi_lcd_remove(st corgi_lcd_set_power(lcd->lcd_dev, FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN); lcd_device_unregister(lcd->lcd_dev); - kfree(lcd); return 0; } _ Subject: Subject: backlight: corgi_lcd: use devm_ functions Patches currently in -mm which might be from jg1.han@xxxxxxxxxxx are origin.patch linux-next.patch backlight-adp8860-use-kstrtoul.patch backlight-adp8870-use-kstrtoul.patch backlight-adp5520-use-kstrtoul.patch backlight-use-pr_warn-and-pr_debug-instead-of-printk.patch backlight-use-pr_warn-and-pr_debug-instead-of-printk-fix.patch backlight-apple_bl-use-pr_debug-pr_err-instead-of-printk.patch backlight-apple_bl-use-pr_debug-pr_err-instead-of-printk-fix.patch backlight-cr_bllcd-use-pr_err-pr_info-instead-of-printk.patch backlight-cr_bllcd-use-pr_err-pr_info-instead-of-printk-fix.patch backlight-generic_bl-use-pr_info-instead-of-printk.patch backlight-generic_bl-use-pr_info-instead-of-printk-fix.patch backlight-jornada720-use-pr_err-pr_info-instead-of-printk.patch backlight-jornada720-use-pr_err-pr_info-instead-of-printk-fix.patch backlight-omap1-use-pr_info-instead-of-printk.patch backlight-omap1-use-pr_info-instead-of-printk-fix.patch backlight-progear-use-pr_err-instead-of-printk.patch backlight-progear-use-pr_err-instead-of-printk-fix.patch drivers-video-backlight-l4f00242t03c-use-pr_fmt.patch backlight-initialize-struct-backlight_properties-properly.patch backlight-adp8860-use-devm_-functions.patch backlight-adp8870-use-devm_-functions.patch backlight-ams369fg06-use-devm_-functions.patch backlight-corgi_lcd-use-devm_-functions.patch backlight-ili9320-use-devm_-functions.patch backlight-l4f00242t03-use-devm_-functions.patch backlight-ld9040-use-devm_-functions.patch backlight-lms283gf05-use-devm_-functions.patch backlight-ltv350qv-use-devm_-functions.patch backlight-s6e63m0-use-devm_-functions.patch backlight-tdo24m-use-devm_-functions.patch backlight-tosa_bl-use-devm_-functions.patch backlight-tosa_lcd-use-devm_-functions.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html