Re: [PATCH 2/7] iio: ssp_sensors: simplify cleanup using __free

[Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@intel.com>]

On Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 01:35:08AM +0530, Sanjay Chitroda wrote:
> 
> Replace manual cleanup logic with __free attribute from cleanup.h. This
> removes explicit kfree() calls and simplifies the error handling paths.
> 
> No functional change intended for kmalloc().

Why this is a series? You can avoid spamming tons of unrelated people with this
by sending patches individually.

...

>  	case SSP_HUB2AP_WRITE:
> -		buffer = kzalloc(length, GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
> +		char *buffer __free(kfree) = kzalloc(length, GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
>  		if (!buffer)
>  			return -ENOMEM;
>  
>  		ret = spi_read(data->spi, buffer, length);
>  		if (ret < 0) {
>  			dev_err(SSP_DEV, "spi read fail\n");
> -			kfree(buffer);
>  			break;
>  		}
>  
>  		ret = ssp_parse_dataframe(data, buffer, length);
>  
> -		kfree(buffer);
>  		break;

Now you can return directly.

		return ssp_parse_dataframe(data, buffer, length);

But also add a prerequisite to convert to guard()() et alai.

>  	default:

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko