Merge tag 'for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mst/vhost

[sfrench/cifs-2.6.git] / Documentation / driver-model / devres.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/driver-model/devres.txt b/Documentation/driver-model/devres.txt
index fc4cc24dfb9767e38760295ac157adba3b88b182..841c99529d2717c7b08149bab847d893af9b8291 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/driver-model/devres.txt
+++ b/Documentation/driver-model/devres.txt
@@ -132,6 +132,13 @@ devres.  Complexity is shifted from less maintained low level drivers
 to better maintained higher layer.  Also, as init failure path is
 shared with exit path, both can get more testing.
 
+Note though that when converting current calls or assignments to
+managed devm_* versions it is up to you to check if internal operations
+like allocating memory, have failed. Managed resources pertains to the
+freeing of these resources *only* - all other checks needed are still
+on you. In some cases this may mean introducing checks that were not
+necessary before moving to the managed devm_* calls.
+
 
   3. Devres group
   ---------------
@@ -256,7 +263,6 @@ GPIO
   devm_gpiod_put()
   devm_gpiod_unhinge()
   devm_gpiochip_add_data()
-  devm_gpiochip_remove()
   devm_gpio_request()
   devm_gpio_request_one()
   devm_gpio_free()