[Intel-gfx] [PATCH 2/2] drm/i915/sdvo: kfree the intel_sdvo_connector, not drm_connector, on destroy

Daniel Vetter daniel at ffwll.ch
Thu Nov 22 14:10:31 CET 2012


On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 06:31:36PM +0200, Jani Nikula wrote:
> Since the base fields in both struct intel_connector and struct
> intel_sdvo_connector are at the beginning of the enclosing struct, the
> pointers are essentially the same, but there is no requirement or guarantee
> that this is always the case. Kfree the enclosing intel_sdvo_connector
> pointer that was originally allocated, not the enclosed drm_connector, in
> case someone ever rearranges the structs.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula at intel.com>
Queued for -next, thanks for the patch.
-Daniel
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