return -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pm860x_backlight_data), GFP_KERNEL);
+       data = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(struct pm860x_backlight_data),
+                           GFP_KERNEL);
        if (data == NULL)
                return -ENOMEM;
        strncpy(name, res->name, MFD_NAME_SIZE);
        data->port = pdata->flags;
        if (data->port < 0) {
                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "wrong platform data is assigned");
-               kfree(data);
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
                                        &pm860x_backlight_ops, &props);
        if (IS_ERR(bl)) {
                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register backlight\n");
-               kfree(data);
                return PTR_ERR(bl);
        }
        bl->props.brightness = MAX_BRIGHTNESS;
        return 0;
 out:
        backlight_device_unregister(bl);
-       kfree(data);
        return ret;
 }
 
 static int pm860x_backlight_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
        struct backlight_device *bl = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-       struct pm860x_backlight_data *data = bl_get_data(bl);
 
        backlight_device_unregister(bl);
-       kfree(data);
        return 0;
 }
 
 
                goto out;
        }
 
-       aat2870_bl = kzalloc(sizeof(struct aat2870_bl_driver_data), GFP_KERNEL);
+       aat2870_bl = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev,
+                                 sizeof(struct aat2870_bl_driver_data),
+                                 GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!aat2870_bl) {
                dev_err(&pdev->dev,
                        "Failed to allocate memory for aat2870 backlight\n");
                dev_err(&pdev->dev,
                        "Failed allocate memory for backlight device\n");
                ret = PTR_ERR(bd);
-               goto out_kfree;
+               goto out;
        }
 
        aat2870_bl->pdev = pdev;
 
 out_bl_dev_unregister:
        backlight_device_unregister(bd);
-out_kfree:
-       kfree(aat2870_bl);
 out:
        return ret;
 }
        backlight_update_status(bd);
 
        backlight_device_unregister(bd);
-       kfree(aat2870_bl);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
                              &gpio_bar);
        gpio_bar &= ~0x3F;
 
-       crp = kzalloc(sizeof(*crp), GFP_KERNEL);
+       crp = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*crp), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!crp) {
                lcd_device_unregister(ldp);
                backlight_device_unregister(bdp);
        backlight_device_unregister(crp->cr_backlight_device);
        lcd_device_unregister(crp->cr_lcd_device);
        pci_dev_put(lpc_dev);
-       kfree(crp);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
        struct backlight_properties props;
        int max_brightness;
 
-       data = kzalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
+       data = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (data == NULL)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        default:
                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "invalid backlight device ID(%d)\n",
                                pdev->id);
-               kfree(data);
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
                                       &da903x_backlight_ops, &props);
        if (IS_ERR(bl)) {
                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register backlight\n");
-               kfree(data);
                return PTR_ERR(bl);
        }
 
 static int da903x_backlight_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
        struct backlight_device *bl = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-       struct da903x_backlight_data *data = bl_get_data(bl);
 
        backlight_device_unregister(bl);
-       kfree(data);
        return 0;
 }
 
 
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct max8925_backlight_data), GFP_KERNEL);
+       data = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(struct max8925_backlight_data),
+                           GFP_KERNEL);
        if (data == NULL)
                return -ENOMEM;
        strncpy(name, res->name, MAX8925_NAME_SIZE);
                                        &max8925_backlight_ops, &props);
        if (IS_ERR(bl)) {
                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register backlight\n");
-               kfree(data);
                return PTR_ERR(bl);
        }
        bl->props.brightness = MAX_BRIGHTNESS;
        return 0;
 out:
        backlight_device_unregister(bl);
-       kfree(data);
        return ret;
 }
 
 static int __devexit max8925_backlight_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
        struct backlight_device *bl = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-       struct max8925_backlight_data *data = bl_get_data(bl);
 
        backlight_device_unregister(bl);
-       kfree(data);
        return 0;
 }
 
 
        if (!pdata)
                return -ENXIO;
 
-       bl = kzalloc(sizeof(struct omap_backlight), GFP_KERNEL);
+       bl = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(struct omap_backlight),
+                         GFP_KERNEL);
        if (unlikely(!bl))
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        props.max_brightness = OMAPBL_MAX_INTENSITY;
        dev = backlight_device_register("omap-bl", &pdev->dev, bl, &omapbl_ops,
                                        &props);
-       if (IS_ERR(dev)) {
-               kfree(bl);
+       if (IS_ERR(dev))
                return PTR_ERR(dev);
-       }
 
        bl->powermode = FB_BLANK_POWERDOWN;
        bl->current_intensity = 0;
 static int omapbl_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
        struct backlight_device *dev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-       struct omap_backlight *bl = dev_get_drvdata(&dev->dev);
 
        backlight_device_unregister(dev);
-       kfree(bl);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
 
 static int __devinit pcf50633_bl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-       int ret;
        struct pcf50633_bl *pcf_bl;
        struct device *parent = pdev->dev.parent;
        struct pcf50633_platform_data *pcf50633_data = parent->platform_data;
        struct pcf50633_bl_platform_data *pdata = pcf50633_data->backlight_data;
        struct backlight_properties bl_props;
 
-       pcf_bl = kzalloc(sizeof(*pcf_bl), GFP_KERNEL);
+       pcf_bl = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*pcf_bl), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!pcf_bl)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        pcf_bl->bl = backlight_device_register(pdev->name, &pdev->dev, pcf_bl,
                                                &pcf50633_bl_ops, &bl_props);
 
-       if (IS_ERR(pcf_bl->bl)) {
-               ret = PTR_ERR(pcf_bl->bl);
-               goto err_free;
-       }
+       if (IS_ERR(pcf_bl->bl))
+               return PTR_ERR(pcf_bl->bl);
 
        platform_set_drvdata(pdev, pcf_bl);
 
        backlight_update_status(pcf_bl->bl);
 
        return 0;
-
-err_free:
-       kfree(pcf_bl);
-
-       return ret;
 }
 
 static int __devexit pcf50633_bl_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
        platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
-       kfree(pcf_bl);
-
        return 0;
 }
 
 
                        return ret;
        }
 
-       pb = kzalloc(sizeof(*pb), GFP_KERNEL);
+       pb = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*pb), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!pb) {
                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no memory for state\n");
                ret = -ENOMEM;
        if (IS_ERR(pb->pwm)) {
                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unable to request PWM for backlight\n");
                ret = PTR_ERR(pb->pwm);
-               goto err_pwm;
+               goto err_alloc;
        } else
                dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "got pwm for backlight\n");
 
 
 err_bl:
        pwm_free(pb->pwm);
-err_pwm:
-       kfree(pb);
 err_alloc:
        if (data->exit)
                data->exit(&pdev->dev);
        pwm_config(pb->pwm, 0, pb->period);
        pwm_disable(pb->pwm);
        pwm_free(pb->pwm);
-       kfree(pb);
        if (data->exit)
                data->exit(&pdev->dev);
        return 0;