Re: The recent free_netdev() conversion...

[Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx>]

David S. Miller wrote:
> On Mon, 01 Sep 2003 10:59:09 -0400
> Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> >     err_out:
> >         kfree(dev);
>
>  ...
>
> > The "kfree" needs to be a free_netdev() too.
>
>
> If the 'dev' hasn't been given to register_netdev() it
> really doesn't need to be free_netdev().  It's just memory
> until it has been given to the device layer.


True, but for long term, it's best to use free_netdev().  Besides 
naturally pairing with alloc_foodev(), if we ever decide to have 
alloc_netdev() perform more than one allocation, free_netdev() will 
already be in place to handle the multiple de-allocations.

        Jeff