[PATCH] drivers: remove all i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL)

[Mark Brown]

On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 02:55:48PM +0200, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> I2C-drivers can use the clientdata-pointer to point to private data. As I2C
> devices are not really unregistered, but merely detached from their driver, it
> used to be the drivers obligation to clear this pointer during remove() or a
> failed probe(). As a couple of drivers forgot to do this, it was agreed that it
> was cleaner if the i2c-core does this clearance when appropriate, as there is
> no guarantee for the lifetime of the clientdata-pointer after remove() anyhow.
> This feature was added to the core with commit
> e4a7b9b04de15f6b63da5ccdd373ffa3057a3681 to fix the faulty drivers.
> 
> As there is no need anymore to clear the clientdata-pointer, remove all current
> occurrences in the drivers to simplify the code and prevent confusion.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <w.sang at pengutronix.de>

Acked-by: Mark Brown <broonie at opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>