[PATCH 0/7] drivers: Simplify cleanup paths using __free

[David Lechner]

On 3/10/26 3:05 PM, Sanjay Chitroda wrote:
> From: Sanjay Chitroda <sanjayembeddedse at gmail.com>
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> This patch series replaces manual cleanup and explicit kfree() calls with
> the __free attribute from <linux/cleanup.h>. This modernizes the memory
> management style and simplifies common error paths without altering any
> functional behavior.
> 
> The __free attribute provides automatic scope-based cleanup, making
> resource management clearer and reducing the chances of missing cleanup
> on early returns.
> 
> No functional changes are intended in this series.
> 
> Testing:
>   - Compiled with W=1
>   - Build-tested on i86_64
> 
> Based on:
>   <linux-v7.0-rc2>
> 
> Feel free to share your valuable input in context of the cleanup API.
> 
> Thanks,
> Sanjay Chitroda
> 
> Sanjay Chitroda (7):
>   staging: greybus: simplify cleanup using __free
>   iio: ssp_sensors: simplify cleanup using __free
>   iio: st_sensors: simplify cleanup using __free
>   media: mediatek: vcodec: simplify cleanup using __free
>   media: chips-media: coda: simplify cleanup using __free
>   media: allegro: simplify cleanup using __free
>   staging: rtl8723bs: simplify cleanup using __free

There is no reason to put patches from different subsystems
in the same series when there is no dependency between them.
It just make for more noise for everyone.