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(unknown [183.174.60.14]) by APP-05 (Coremail) with SMTP id zQCowADn7ChzjbJnCEy0DQ--.20851S2; Mon, 17 Feb 2025 09:14:36 +0800 (CST) From: Ma Ke To: linux@armlinux.org.uk, gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, elder@kernel.org, sumit.garg@linaro.org, make24@iscas.ac.cn Cc: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, akpm@linux-foundation.org, stable@vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH v5 RESEND] [ARM] fix reference leak in locomo_init_one_child() Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 09:14:26 +0800 Message-Id: <20250217011426.2239159-1-make24@iscas.ac.cn> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.25.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-CM-TRANSID: zQCowADn7ChzjbJnCEy0DQ--.20851S2 X-Coremail-Antispam: 1UD129KBjvJXoW7WryrKw13CF4fuFW7AryDGFg_yoW8Wry7pa s7Cas8trWUWr4vgFW0qFn7ZFyUGayIkw45GrW8C340g3s0vrWIqFy0ga429w1UXrWkAFnY vF4xXw4UG3WUCaUanT9S1TB71UUUUU7qnTZGkaVYY2UrUUUUjbIjqfuFe4nvWSU5nxnvy2 9KBjDU0xBIdaVrnRJUUU9Y14x267AKxVW8JVW5JwAFc2x0x2IEx4CE42xK8VAvwI8IcIk0 rVWrJVCq3wAFIxvE14AKwVWUJVWUGwA2ocxC64kIII0Yj41l84x0c7CEw4AK67xGY2AK02 1l84ACjcxK6xIIjxv20xvE14v26ryj6F1UM28EF7xvwVC0I7IYx2IY6xkF7I0E14v26F4j 6r4UJwA2z4x0Y4vEx4A2jsIE14v26r4UJVWxJr1l84ACjcxK6I8E87Iv6xkF7I0E14v26r 4UJVWxJr1lnxkEFVAIw20F6cxK64vIFxWle2I262IYc4CY6c8Ij28IcVAaY2xG8wAqx4xG 64xvF2IEw4CE5I8CrVC2j2WlYx0E2Ix0cI8IcVAFwI0_JrI_JrylYx0Ex4A2jsIE14v26r 1j6r4UMcvjeVCFs4IE7xkEbVWUJVW8JwACjcxG0xvY0x0EwIxGrwACjI8F5VA0II8E6IAq YI8I648v4I1lc7CjxVAaw2AFwI0_Jw0_GFyl42xK82IYc2Ij64vIr41l4I8I3I0E4IkC6x 0Yz7v_Jr0_Gr1lx2IqxVAqx4xG67AKxVWUJVWUGwC20s026x8GjcxK67AKxVWUGVWUWwC2 zVAF1VAY17CE14v26r1q6r43MIIYrxkI7VAKI48JMIIF0xvE2Ix0cI8IcVAFwI0_Jr0_JF 4lIxAIcVC0I7IYx2IY6xkF7I0E14v26r4j6F4UMIIF0xvE42xK8VAvwI8IcIk0rVWUJVWU CwCI42IY6I8E87Iv67AKxVWUJVW8JwCI42IY6I8E87Iv6xkF7I0E14v26r4j6r4UJbIYCT nIWIevJa73UjIFyTuYvjfUF0eHDUUUU X-Originating-IP: [183.174.60.14] X-CM-SenderInfo: ppdnvj2u6l2u1dvotugofq/ X-CRM114-Version: 20100106-BlameMichelson ( TRE 0.8.0 (BSD) ) MR-646709E3 X-CRM114-CacheID: sfid-20250216_171445_736880_085979EA X-CRM114-Status: GOOD ( 11.26 ) X-BeenThere: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: "linux-arm-kernel" Errors-To: linux-arm-kernel-bounces+linux-arm-kernel=archiver.kernel.org@lists.infradead.org Once device_register() failed, we should call put_device() to decrement reference count for cleanup. Or it could cause memory leak. As comment of device_register() says, 'NOTE: _Never_ directly free @dev after calling this function, even if it returned an error! Always use put_device() to give up the reference initialized in this function instead.' Found by code review. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2") Signed-off-by: Ma Ke --- Changes in v5: - modified the bug description as suggestions; Changes in v4: - deleted the redundant initialization; Changes in v3: - modified the patch as suggestions; Changes in v2: - modified the patch as suggestions. --- arch/arm/common/locomo.c | 13 +++++-------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/arm/common/locomo.c b/arch/arm/common/locomo.c index cb6ef449b987..45106066a17f 100644 --- a/arch/arm/common/locomo.c +++ b/arch/arm/common/locomo.c @@ -223,10 +223,8 @@ locomo_init_one_child(struct locomo *lchip, struct locomo_dev_info *info) int ret; dev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct locomo_dev), GFP_KERNEL); - if (!dev) { - ret = -ENOMEM; - goto out; - } + if (!dev) + return -ENOMEM; /* * If the parent device has a DMA mask associated with it, @@ -254,10 +252,9 @@ locomo_init_one_child(struct locomo *lchip, struct locomo_dev_info *info) NO_IRQ : lchip->irq_base + info->irq[0]; ret = device_register(&dev->dev); - if (ret) { - out: - kfree(dev); - } + if (ret) + put_device(&dev->dev); + return ret; }