Add `__free` function attribute to `ap` and `match` pointer initialisations which ensure that the pointers are freed as soon as they go out of scope, thus removing the need to manually free them using `of_node_put`. This also removes the need for the `goto` statement and the `rc` variable. Suggested-by: Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@xxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Shresth Prasad <shresthprasad7@xxxxxxxxx> --- Changes in v3: - Remove incorrect testing statement I've tested the patch by cross compiling it for sparc systems and booting the produced `image` file in `qemu-system-sparc`. --- drivers/tty/serial/sunsu.c | 37 +++++++++++-------------------------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sunsu.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sunsu.c index 67a5fc70bb4b..0f463da5e7ce 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/serial/sunsu.c +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sunsu.c @@ -1382,44 +1382,29 @@ static inline struct console *SUNSU_CONSOLE(void) static enum su_type su_get_type(struct device_node *dp) { - struct device_node *ap = of_find_node_by_path("/aliases"); - enum su_type rc = SU_PORT_PORT; + struct device_node *ap __free(device_node) = + of_find_node_by_path("/aliases"); if (ap) { const char *keyb = of_get_property(ap, "keyboard", NULL); const char *ms = of_get_property(ap, "mouse", NULL); - struct device_node *match; if (keyb) { - match = of_find_node_by_path(keyb); + struct device_node *match __free(device_node) = + of_find_node_by_path(keyb); - /* - * The pointer is used as an identifier not - * as a pointer, we can drop the refcount on - * the of__node immediately after getting it. - */ - of_node_put(match); - - if (dp == match) { - rc = SU_PORT_KBD; - goto out; - } + if (dp == match) + return SU_PORT_KBD; } if (ms) { - match = of_find_node_by_path(ms); + struct device_node *match __free(device_node) = + of_find_node_by_path(ms); - of_node_put(match); - - if (dp == match) { - rc = SU_PORT_MS; - goto out; - } + if (dp == match) + return SU_PORT_MS; } } - -out: - of_node_put(ap); - return rc; + return SU_PORT_PORT; } static int su_probe(struct platform_device *op) -- 2.44.0