Convert __devm_iio_backend_fwnode_get() to use the __free(fwnode_handle)
cleanup attribute for the fwnode_back variable, removing the need for
manual fwnode_handle_put() calls. Move the declaration closer to its
first use, narrowing its scope.

No functional change.

Signed-off-by: Antoniu Miclaus <antoniu.miclaus@analog.com>
---
Changes in v6:
  - No changes

 drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c | 6 ++----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c
index 447b694d6d5f..58f7e1426095 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c
@@ -952,7 +952,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(iio_backend_data_transfer_addr, "IIO_BACKEND");
 static struct iio_backend *__devm_iio_backend_fwnode_get(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 							 struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
 {
-	struct fwnode_handle *fwnode_back;
 	struct iio_backend *back;
 	unsigned int index;
 	int ret;
@@ -967,7 +966,8 @@ static struct iio_backend *__devm_iio_backend_fwnode_get(struct device *dev, con
 		index = 0;
 	}
 
-	fwnode_back = fwnode_find_reference(fwnode, "io-backends", index);
+	struct fwnode_handle *fwnode_back __free(fwnode_handle) =
+		fwnode_find_reference(fwnode, "io-backends", index);
 	if (IS_ERR(fwnode_back))
 		return dev_err_cast_probe(dev, fwnode_back,
 					  "Cannot get Firmware reference\n");
@@ -977,7 +977,6 @@ static struct iio_backend *__devm_iio_backend_fwnode_get(struct device *dev, con
 		if (!device_match_fwnode(back->dev, fwnode_back))
 			continue;
 
-		fwnode_handle_put(fwnode_back);
 		ret = __devm_iio_backend_get(dev, back);
 		if (ret)
 			return ERR_PTR(ret);
@@ -988,7 +987,6 @@ static struct iio_backend *__devm_iio_backend_fwnode_get(struct device *dev, con
 		return back;
 	}
 
-	fwnode_handle_put(fwnode_back);
 	return ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
 }
 
-- 
2.43.0

On Fri, 2026-03-13 at 13:58 +0200, Antoniu Miclaus wrote:
> Convert __devm_iio_backend_fwnode_get() to use the __free(fwnode_handle)
> cleanup attribute for the fwnode_back variable, removing the need for
> manual fwnode_handle_put() calls. Move the declaration closer to its
> first use, narrowing its scope.
> 
> No functional change.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Antoniu Miclaus <antoniu.miclaus@analog.com>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Nuno Sá <nuno.sa@analog.com>

> Changes in v6:
>   - No changes
> 
>  drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c | 6 ++----
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-
> backend.c
> index 447b694d6d5f..58f7e1426095 100644
> --- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c
> +++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c
> @@ -952,7 +952,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(iio_backend_data_transfer_addr,
> "IIO_BACKEND");
>  static struct iio_backend *__devm_iio_backend_fwnode_get(struct device *dev, const
> char *name,
>  							 struct fwnode_handle
> *fwnode)
>  {
> -	struct fwnode_handle *fwnode_back;
>  	struct iio_backend *back;
>  	unsigned int index;
>  	int ret;
> @@ -967,7 +966,8 @@ static struct iio_backend *__devm_iio_backend_fwnode_get(struct
> device *dev, con
>  		index = 0;
>  	}
>  
> -	fwnode_back = fwnode_find_reference(fwnode, "io-backends", index);
> +	struct fwnode_handle *fwnode_back __free(fwnode_handle) =
> +		fwnode_find_reference(fwnode, "io-backends", index);
>  	if (IS_ERR(fwnode_back))
>  		return dev_err_cast_probe(dev, fwnode_back,
>  					  "Cannot get Firmware reference\n");
> @@ -977,7 +977,6 @@ static struct iio_backend *__devm_iio_backend_fwnode_get(struct
> device *dev, con
>  		if (!device_match_fwnode(back->dev, fwnode_back))
>  			continue;
>  
> -		fwnode_handle_put(fwnode_back);
>  		ret = __devm_iio_backend_get(dev, back);
>  		if (ret)
>  			return ERR_PTR(ret);
> @@ -988,7 +987,6 @@ static struct iio_backend *__devm_iio_backend_fwnode_get(struct
> device *dev, con
>  		return back;
>  	}
>  
> -	fwnode_handle_put(fwnode_back);
>  	return ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
>  }
>  

On Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 01:58:50PM +0200, Antoniu Miclaus wrote:
> Convert __devm_iio_backend_fwnode_get() to use the __free(fwnode_handle)
> cleanup attribute for the fwnode_back variable, removing the need for
> manual fwnode_handle_put() calls. Move the declaration closer to its
> first use, narrowing its scope.
> 
> No functional change.

Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@intel.com>

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko