Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] release_firmware() fixes | From | Marcel Holtmann <> | Date | Wed, 05 Jul 2006 21:05:04 +0200 |
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Hi Magnus,
> Use release_firmware() to free requested resources. > > According to Documentation/firmware_class/README the request_firmware() call > should be followed by a release_firmware(). Some drivers do not however free > the firmware previously allocated with request_firmware(). This patch tries to > fix this by making sure that release_firmware() is used as expected.
thanks for catching these. I even overlooked one one in my own drivers.
> Signed-off-by: Magnus Damm <magnus@valinux.co.jp>
Signed-off-by: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
Regards
Marcel
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