Hi, David Laight <david.lai...@aculab.com> writes: > From: Alexandre Belloni >> Sent: 02 December 2016 16:19 >> On 02/12/2016 at 15:59:57 +0000, David Laight wrote : >> > From: Alexandre Belloni >> > > Sent: 01 December 2016 10:27 >> > > Use devm_kasprintf instead of simple kasprintf to free the allocated >> > > memory >> > > when needed. >> > >> > s/when needed/when the device is freed/ >> > >> > > Suggested-by: Peter Rosin <p...@axentia.se> >> > > Signed-off-by: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.bell...@free-electrons.com> >> > > --- >> > > drivers/usb/gadget/udc/atmel_usba_udc.c | 3 ++- >> > > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) >> > > >> > > diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/atmel_usba_udc.c >> > > b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/atmel_usba_udc.c >> > > index 45bc997d0711..aec72fe8273c 100644 >> > > --- a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/atmel_usba_udc.c >> > > +++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/atmel_usba_udc.c >> > > @@ -1978,7 +1978,8 @@ static struct usba_ep * atmel_udc_of_init(struct >> > > platform_device *pdev, >> > > dev_err(&pdev->dev, "of_probe: name >> > > error(%d)\n", ret); >> > > goto err; >> > > } >> > > - ep->ep.name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "ep%d", ep->index); >> > > + ep->ep.name = devm_kasprintf(&pdev->dev, GFP_KERNEL, >> > > "ep%d", >> > > + ep->index); >> > >> > Acually why bother mallocing such a small string at all. >> > The maximum length is 12 bytes even if 'index' are unrestricted. >> > >> >> IIRC, using statically allocated string is failing somewhere is the USB >> core but I don't remember all the details. > > I can't imagine that changing ep->ep.name from 'char *' to 'char [12]' would > make any difference.
the actual name is managed by the UDC. Meaning, ep->ep.name should be a pointer, but it could very well just point to ep->name which would be char [12]. -- balbi
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