Re: [PATCH RESEND] of: unittest: Fix device reference count leak in of_unittest_pci_node_verify

From: Rob Herring

Date: Mon Sep 29 2025 - 11:14:34 EST


On Sun, Sep 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM Ma Ke <make24@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> In of_unittest_pci_node_verify(), when the add parameter is false,
> device_find_any_child() obtains a reference to a child device. This
> function implicitly calls get_device() to increment the device's
> reference count before returning the pointer. However, the caller
> fails to properly release this reference by calling put_device(),
> leading to a device reference count leak.
>
> As the comment of device_find_any_child states: "NOTE: you will need
> to drop the reference with put_device() after use".

Please implement my review comments on the last version you sent.

>
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Fixes: 26409dd04589 ("of: unittest: Add pci_dt_testdrv pci driver")
> Signed-off-by: Ma Ke <make24@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/of/unittest.c | 4 +++-
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/of/unittest.c b/drivers/of/unittest.c
> index e3503ec20f6c..d225e73781fe 100644
> --- a/drivers/of/unittest.c
> +++ b/drivers/of/unittest.c
> @@ -4271,7 +4271,7 @@ static struct platform_driver unittest_pci_driver = {
> static int of_unittest_pci_node_verify(struct pci_dev *pdev, bool add)
> {
> struct device_node *pnp, *np = NULL;
> - struct device *child_dev;
> + struct device *child_dev = NULL;
> char *path = NULL;
> const __be32 *reg;
> int rc = 0;
> @@ -4306,6 +4306,8 @@ static int of_unittest_pci_node_verify(struct pci_dev *pdev, bool add)
> kfree(path);
> if (np)
> of_node_put(np);
> + if (child_dev)
> + put_device(child_dev);
>
> return rc;
> }
> --
> 2.17.1
>