Re: [PATCH v3] staging: gpib: Fix device reference leak in fmh_gpib driver
From: Dan Carpenter
Date: Tue Sep 23 2025 - 01:43:38 EST
On Tue, Sep 23, 2025 at 09:36:03AM +0800, Ma Ke wrote:
> The fmh_gpib driver contains a device reference count leak in
> fmh_gpib_attach_impl() where driver_find_device() increases the
> reference count of the device by get_device() when matching but this
> reference is not properly decreased. Add put_device() in
> fmh_gpib_detach(), which ensures that the reference count of the
> device is correctly managed.
>
> Found by code review.
>
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Fixes: 8e4841a0888c ("staging: gpib: Add Frank Mori Hess FPGA PCI GPIB driver")
> Signed-off-by: Ma Ke <make24@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
Thanks!
Reviewed-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
regards,
dan carpenter