qdev_init_gpio_out() states it "creates an array of anonymous
output GPIO lines" but doesn't document how this array is
released. Add a note that it is automatically free'd in qdev
instance_finalize().

Signed-off-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <phi...@redhat.com>
---
 include/hw/qdev-core.h | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-core.h b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
index bafc311bfa1..555d4e444a5 100644
--- a/include/hw/qdev-core.h
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
@@ -597,6 +597,10 @@ void qdev_init_gpio_in(DeviceState *dev, qemu_irq_handler 
handler, int n);
  *
  * See qdev_connect_gpio_out() for how code that uses such a device
  * can connect to one of its output GPIO lines.
+ *
+ * There is no need to release the @pins allocated array because it
+ * will be automatically released when @dev calls its instance_finalize()
+ * handler.
  */
 void qdev_init_gpio_out(DeviceState *dev, qemu_irq *pins, int n);
 /**
-- 
2.31.1


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