> You are not improving the source code here. This is not how to use > __free() and you clearly do not understand the source code. Sorry for the problem, policy should be assigned after cpumask_test_cpu(). I actually realized earlier that __free() only frees at the end of the variable’s lifetime. I had suggested using a braced macro in cpufreq.h to allow immediate release after use, but I understand the maintainer’s advice to “keep it simple” and will follow that. > What's more, you did not use standard tools which would tell you this is > buggy and wrong. Could you please let me know which standard tools you recommend for detecting such issues? I’d like to use them to avoid similar mistakes in the future. > Don't introduce cleanup.h if you do not understand how it works. Should I drop this patch?