Re: [PATCH v2] counter: Fix refcount leak in counter_alloc() error path

[William Breathitt Gray]

On Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:46:04 +0800, Guangshuo Li wrote:
> After device_initialize(), the lifetime of the embedded struct device
> is expected to be managed through the device core reference counting.
> 
> In counter_alloc(), if dev_set_name() fails after device_initialize(),
> the error path removes the chrdev, frees the ID, and frees the backing
> allocation directly instead of releasing the device reference with
> put_device(). This bypasses the normal device lifetime rules and may
> leave the reference count of the embedded struct device unbalanced,
> resulting in a refcount leak.
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] counter: Fix refcount leak in counter_alloc() error path
      commit: d9eeb0ea0d2de658663bfaa9c26eccdd8fd64440

Best regards,
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William Breathitt Gray <wbg@xxxxxxxxxx>