Re: [PATCH] uio: fix IRQ vector leak on probe failure and remove

From: Guangshuo Li

Date: Sun May 24 2026 - 02:29:46 EST


Hi Greg,

Thank you for reviewing the patch.

On Fri, 22 May 2026 at 18:03, Greg Kroah-Hartman
<gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Apr 16, 2026 at 11:54:43PM +0800, Guangshuo Li wrote:
> > probe() allocates MSI/MSI-X vectors with pci_alloc_irq_vectors(), but
> > neither the error path nor remove() releases them with
> > pci_free_irq_vectors().
> >
> > Unlike drivers using pcim_enable_device(), this driver uses
> > pci_enable_device(), so the IRQ vectors are not managed automatically
> > and must be freed explicitly.
> >
> > Add pci_free_irq_vectors() to the probe error path after successful
> > vector allocation and to remove(). The issue was identified by a
> > static analysis tool I developed.
> >
> > Fixes: 3397c3cd859a ("uio: Add SVA support for PCI devices via uio_pci_generic_sva.c")
> > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Signed-off-by: Guangshuo Li <lgs201920130244@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/uio/uio_pci_generic_sva.c | 6 +++++-
> > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/uio/uio_pci_generic_sva.c b/drivers/uio/uio_pci_generic_sva.c
> > index 4a46acd994a8..ea531f9a164c 100644
> > --- a/drivers/uio/uio_pci_generic_sva.c
> > +++ b/drivers/uio/uio_pci_generic_sva.c
> > @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static int uio_pci_sva_release(struct uio_info *info, struct inode *inode)
> > static int probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
> > {
> > struct uio_pci_sva_dev *udev;
> > - int ret, i, irq = 0;
> > + int ret, i, irq = 0, have_irq_vectors = 0;
>
> have_irq_vectors should be a bool.

I will change have_irq_vectors to a bool and send a v2.

Best regards,
Guangshuo