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(unknown [183.174.60.14]) by APP-01 (Coremail) with SMTP id qwCowAAHNPu4Kb1nmzAzEA--.46683S2; Tue, 25 Feb 2025 10:24:02 +0800 (CST) From: Ma Ke To: linux@armlinux.org.uk, elder@kernel.org, sumit.garg@linaro.org, make24@iscas.ac.cn, gregkh@linuxfoundation.org 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: Tue, 25 Feb 2025 10:23:51 +0800 Message-Id: <20250225022351.3146049-1-make24@iscas.ac.cn> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.25.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-CM-TRANSID: qwCowAAHNPu4Kb1nmzAzEA--.46683S2 X-Coremail-Antispam: 1UD129KBjvJXoW7WryrKw13CF4fuFW7AryDGFg_yoW8Wry7pa s7Cas8trWUWr4vgFW0qFn7ZFyUGayIkw45GrW8C340g3s0vrWIqFy0ga429w1UXrWkAFnY vF4xXw4UG3WUCaUanT9S1TB71UUUUU7qnTZGkaVYY2UrUUUUjbIjqfuFe4nvWSU5nxnvy2 9KBjDU0xBIdaVrnRJUUU9014x267AKxVW8JVW5JwAFc2x0x2IEx4CE42xK8VAvwI8IcIk0 rVWrJVCq3wAFIxvE14AKwVWUJVWUGwA2ocxC64kIII0Yj41l84x0c7CEw4AK67xGY2AK02 1l84ACjcxK6xIIjxv20xvE14v26r4j6ryUM28EF7xvwVC0I7IYx2IY6xkF7I0E14v26r4j 6F4UM28EF7xvwVC2z280aVAFwI0_Gr1j6F4UJwA2z4x0Y4vEx4A2jsIEc7CjxVAFwI0_Gr 1j6F4UJwAac4AC62xK8xCEY4vEwIxC4wAS0I0E0xvYzxvE52x082IY62kv0487Mc02F40E FcxC0VAKzVAqx4xG6I80ewAv7VC0I7IYx2IY67AKxVWUGVWUXwAv7VC2z280aVAFwI0_Jr 0_Gr1lOx8S6xCaFVCjc4AY6r1j6r4UM4x0Y48IcxkI7VAKI48JM4x0x7Aq67IIx4CEVc8v x2IErcIFxwCY1x0262kKe7AKxVWUtVW8ZwCF04k20xvY0x0EwIxGrwCFx2IqxVCFs4IE7x kEbVWUJVW8JwC20s026c02F40E14v26r1j6r18MI8I3I0E7480Y4vE14v26r106r1rMI8E 67AF67kF1VAFwI0_Jw0_GFylIxkGc2Ij64vIr41lIxAIcVC0I7IYx2IY67AKxVWUJVWUCw CI42IY6xIIjxv20xvEc7CjxVAFwI0_Gr0_Cr1lIxAIcVCF04k26cxKx2IYs7xG6r1j6r1x MIIF0xvEx4A2jsIE14v26r1j6r4UMIIF0xvEx4A2jsIEc7CjxVAFwI0_Gr0_Gr1UYxBIda VFxhVjvjDU0xZFpf9x0JUAxhLUUUUU= 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-20250224_182413_892526_D84933F0 X-CRM114-Status: GOOD ( 11.45 ) 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; }