The patch titled Subject: backlight: tosa_lcd: use devm_ functions has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is backlight-tosa_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: tosa_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: Dmitry Baryshkov <dbaryshkov@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/video/backlight/tosa_lcd.c | 8 +++----- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff -puN drivers/video/backlight/tosa_lcd.c~backlight-tosa_lcd-use-devm_-functions drivers/video/backlight/tosa_lcd.c --- a/drivers/video/backlight/tosa_lcd.c~backlight-tosa_lcd-use-devm_-functions +++ a/drivers/video/backlight/tosa_lcd.c @@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ static int __devinit tosa_lcd_probe(stru int ret; struct tosa_lcd_data *data; - data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct tosa_lcd_data), GFP_KERNEL); + data = devm_kzalloc(&spi->dev, sizeof(struct tosa_lcd_data), + GFP_KERNEL); if (!data) return -ENOMEM; @@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ static int __devinit tosa_lcd_probe(stru ret = spi_setup(spi); if (ret < 0) - goto err_spi; + return ret; data->spi = spi; dev_set_drvdata(&spi->dev, data); @@ -224,8 +225,6 @@ err_gpio_dir: gpio_free(TOSA_GPIO_TG_ON); err_gpio_tg: dev_set_drvdata(&spi->dev, NULL); -err_spi: - kfree(data); return ret; } @@ -242,7 +241,6 @@ static int __devexit tosa_lcd_remove(str gpio_free(TOSA_GPIO_TG_ON); dev_set_drvdata(&spi->dev, NULL); - kfree(data); return 0; } _ Subject: Subject: backlight: tosa_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