Re: [PATCH V2] of: dynamic: Fix memleak when of_pci_add_properties() failed
From: Rob Herring (Arm)
Date: Wed Aug 20 2025 - 19:31:24 EST
On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 08:22:21 -0700, Lizhi Hou wrote:
> When of_pci_add_properties() failed, of_changeset_destroy() is called to
> free the changeset. And of_changeset_destroy() puts device tree node in
> each entry but does not free property in the entry. This leads to memory
> leak in the failure case.
>
> In of_changeset_add_prop_helper(), add the property to the device tree node
> deadprops list. Thus, the property will also be freed along with device
> tree node.
>
> Fixes: b544fc2b8606 ("of: dynamic: Add interfaces for creating device node dynamically")
> Reported-by: Lorenzo Pieralisi <lpieralisi@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/aJms+YT8TnpzpCY8@lpieralisi/
> Tested-by: Lorenzo Pieralisi <lpieralisi@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Lizhi Hou <lizhi.hou@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/of/dynamic.c | 3 +++
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
Applied, thanks!