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Re: [PATCH -next] staging: nvec: don't call input_free_device() after input_unregister_device()

 

On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Marc Dietrich <marvin24@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Leon,
>
> Am Donnerstag, 2. Mai 2013, 23:18:35 schrieb Leon Romanovsky:
>> On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 5:47 AM, Wei Yongjun <weiyj.lk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > From: Wei Yongjun <yongjun_wei@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >
>> > input_free_device() should only be used if input_register_device()
>> > was not called yet or if it failed. Once device was unregistered
>> > use input_unregister_device() and memory will be freed once last
>> > reference to the device is dropped.
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Wei Yongjun <yongjun_wei@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > ---
>> >
>> >  drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_kbd.c | 1 -
>> >  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
>> >
>> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_kbd.c
>> > b/drivers/staging/nvedx10c/nvec_kbd.c index 7445ce6..bdf5a64 100644
>> > --- a/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_kbd.c
>> > +++ b/drivers/staging/nvec/nvec_kbd.c
>> >
>> > @@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ fail:
>> >  static int nvec_kbd_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
>> >  {
>> >
>> >         input_unregister_device(keys_dev.input);
>> >
>> > -       input_free_device(keys_dev.input);
>> >
>> >         return 0;
>> >
>> >  }
>>
>> Hi Greg and Wei,
>> I sent patch which converts nvec-kbd to managed device (devm_*), so
>> this patch is not needed.
>
> we should not confuse things again. I think Greg can merge the various patches
> (from Wei, me, and yours) in a first-come-first-serve order as he always does
> and resolve the (trivial) merge conflicts himself. I guess he won't respond
> until -rc1 is out. Beside this, I'm not sure if your patch can still go into
> 3.10 so it may have to wait till 3.11.
There is no hurry to apply my patch, and I believe it will apply
without merge conflict at all. My patch removes line with
input_free_device also.



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