| Message ID | 20211222105023.6205-1-johan@kernel.org |
|---|---|
| State | Accepted |
| Commit | 26a8b09437804fabfb1db080d676b96c0de68e7c |
| Headers | show |
| Series | platform/x86: intel_pmc_core: fix memleak on registration failure | expand |
On Wed, Dec 22, 2021 at 11:50:23AM +0100, Johan Hovold wrote: > In case device registration fails during module initialisation, the > platform device structure needs to be freed using platform_device_put() > to properly free all resources (e.g. the device name). > > Fixes: 938835aa903a ("platform/x86: intel_pmc_core: do not create a static struct device") > Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # 5.9 > Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@kernel.org> > --- > drivers/platform/x86/intel/pmc/pltdrv.c | 2 +- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/pmc/pltdrv.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/pmc/pltdrv.c > index 73797680b895..15ca8afdd973 100644 > --- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/pmc/pltdrv.c > +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/pmc/pltdrv.c > @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static int __init pmc_core_platform_init(void) > > retval = platform_device_register(pmc_core_device); > if (retval) > - kfree(pmc_core_device); > + platform_device_put(pmc_core_device); > > return retval; > } > -- > 2.32.0 > Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/pmc/pltdrv.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/pmc/pltdrv.c index 73797680b895..15ca8afdd973 100644 --- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel/pmc/pltdrv.c +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel/pmc/pltdrv.c @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static int __init pmc_core_platform_init(void) retval = platform_device_register(pmc_core_device); if (retval) - kfree(pmc_core_device); + platform_device_put(pmc_core_device); return retval; }
In case device registration fails during module initialisation, the platform device structure needs to be freed using platform_device_put() to properly free all resources (e.g. the device name). Fixes: 938835aa903a ("platform/x86: intel_pmc_core: do not create a static struct device") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # 5.9 Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@kernel.org> --- drivers/platform/x86/intel/pmc/pltdrv.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)