Re: [PATCH] release_resource() check for NULL resource

On Mon, Oct 03, 2005 at 03:54:31PM +0300, Pekka J Enberg wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Oct 2005, Russell King wrote:
> > On the other hand, release_region() is the counter-part of
> > request_region() and should be used to release resources
> > created by request_region().
> 
> Right. To me, it makes sense for the release counter-part accept NULL if 
> the allocation/initialization function can return it.

Right.  Which it already can (with a complaint).

However, I think you missed my point though.  release_resource() is
_not_ the counterpart of request_region().  It's the counter-part of
request_resource() which does not allocate any memory itself.

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Russell King
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