+ drivers-video-backlight-88pm860x_blc-drop-devm_kfree-of-devm_kzallocd-data.patch added to -mm tree

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The patch titled
     Subject: drivers/video/backlight/88pm860x_bl.c: drop devm_kfree of devm_kzalloc'd data
has been added to the -mm tree.  Its filename is
     drivers-video-backlight-88pm860x_blc-drop-devm_kfree-of-devm_kzallocd-data.patch

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From: Jingoo Han <jg1.han@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: drivers/video/backlight/88pm860x_bl.c: drop devm_kfree of devm_kzalloc'd data

devm_kfree() allocates memory that is released when a driver detaches. 
Thus, there is no reason to explicitly call devm_kfree() in probe or remove
functions.

Signed-off-by: Jingoo Han <jg1.han@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

 drivers/video/backlight/88pm860x_bl.c |   11 +++--------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff -puN drivers/video/backlight/88pm860x_bl.c~drivers-video-backlight-88pm860x_blc-drop-devm_kfree-of-devm_kzallocd-data drivers/video/backlight/88pm860x_bl.c
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/88pm860x_bl.c~drivers-video-backlight-88pm860x_blc-drop-devm_kfree-of-devm_kzallocd-data
+++ a/drivers/video/backlight/88pm860x_bl.c
@@ -208,22 +208,19 @@ static int pm860x_backlight_probe(struct
 	res = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_REG, "duty cycle");
 	if (!res) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "No REG resource for duty cycle\n");
-		ret = -ENXIO;
-		goto out;
+		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 	data->reg_duty_cycle = res->start;
 	res = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_REG, "always on");
 	if (!res) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "No REG resorce for always on\n");
-		ret = -ENXIO;
-		goto out;
+		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 	data->reg_always_on = res->start;
 	res = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_REG, "current");
 	if (!res) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "No REG resource for current\n");
-		ret = -ENXIO;
-		goto out;
+		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 	data->reg_current = res->start;
 
@@ -263,8 +260,6 @@ static int pm860x_backlight_probe(struct
 	return 0;
 out_brt:
 	backlight_device_unregister(bl);
-out:
-	devm_kfree(&pdev->dev, data);
 	return ret;
 }
 
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from jg1.han@xxxxxxxxxxx are

linux-next.patch
backlight-da903x_bl-use-dev_get_drvdata-instead-of-platform_get_drvdata.patch
backlight-88pm860x_bl-fix-checkpatch-warning.patch
backlight-atmel-pwm-bl-fix-checkpatch-warning.patch
backlight-corgi_lcd-fix-checkpatch-error-and-warning.patch
backlight-da903x_bl-fix-checkpatch-warning.patch
backlight-generic_bl-fix-checkpatch-warning.patch
backlight-hp680_bl-fix-checkpatch-error-and-warning.patch
backlight-ili9320-fix-checkpatch-error-and-warning.patch
backlight-jornada720-fix-checkpatch-error-and-warning.patch
backlight-l4f00242t03-fix-checkpatch-warning.patch
backlight-lm3630-fix-checkpatch-warning.patch
backlight-locomolcd-fix-checkpatch-error-and-warning.patch
backlight-omap1-fix-checkpatch-warning.patch
backlight-pcf50633-fix-checkpatch-warning.patch
backlight-platform_lcd-fix-checkpatch-error.patch
backlight-tdo24m-fix-checkpatch-warning.patch
backlight-tosa-fix-checkpatch-error-and-warning.patch
backlight-vgg2432a4-fix-checkpatch-warning.patch
backlight-lms283gf05-use-devm_gpio_request_one.patch
backlight-tosa-use-devm_gpio_request_one.patch
drivers-video-backlight-da9052_blc-add-missing-const.patch
drivers-video-backlight-lms283gf05c-add-missing-const.patch
drivers-video-backlight-tdo24mc-add-missing-const.patch
drivers-video-backlight-vgg2432a4c-add-missing-const.patch
drivers-video-backlight-s6e63m0c-remove-unnecessary-cast-of-void-pointer.patch
drivers-video-backlight-88pm860x_blc-drop-devm_kfree-of-devm_kzallocd-data.patch
backlight-max8925-drop-devm_kfree-of-devm_kzallocd-data.patch

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