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charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-CRM114-Version: 20100106-BlameMichelson ( TRE 0.8.0 (BSD) ) MR-646709E3 X-CRM114-CacheID: sfid-20260310_191817_869328_94803B0B X-CRM114-Status: GOOD ( 10.47 ) X-BeenThere: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: "linux-arm-kernel" Errors-To: linux-arm-kernel-bounces+linux-arm-kernel=archiver.kernel.org@lists.infradead.org On 11 March 2026 3:22:28=E2=80=AFam IST, David Lechner wrote: >On 3/10/26 3:05 PM, Sanjay Chitroda wrote: >> From: Sanjay Chitroda >>=20 >> Hi all, >>=20 >> This patch series replaces manual cleanup and explicit kfree() calls wi= th >> the __free attribute from =2E This modernizes the me= mory >> management style and simplifies common error paths without altering any >> functional behavior=2E >>=20 >> The __free attribute provides automatic scope-based cleanup, making >> resource management clearer and reducing the chances of missing cleanup >> on early returns=2E >>=20 >> No functional changes are intended in this series=2E >>=20 >> Testing: >> - Compiled with W=3D1 >> - Build-tested on i86_64 >>=20 >> Based on: >> >>=20 >> Feel free to share your valuable input in context of the cleanup API=2E >>=20 >> Thanks, >> Sanjay Chitroda >>=20 >> Sanjay Chitroda (7): >> staging: greybus: simplify cleanup using __free >> iio: ssp_sensors: simplify cleanup using __free >> iio: st_sensors: simplify cleanup using __free >> media: mediatek: vcodec: simplify cleanup using __free >> media: chips-media: coda: simplify cleanup using __free >> media: allegro: simplify cleanup using __free >> staging: rtl8723bs: simplify cleanup using __free > >There is no reason to put patches from different subsystems >in the same series when there is no dependency between them=2E >It just make for more noise for everyone=2E > Thanks for the feedback=2E I will split unrelated patches into separate series per subsystem or individual in future submissions=2E