[PATCH] net: macb: Fix mdio_np reference leak in macb_mii_init()

From: Wentao Liang

Date: Thu Sep 17 2026 - 06:57:46 EST


of_get_child_by_name() returns a device node with an elevated reference
count. macb_mii_init() drops it on the error paths via err_out, but the
success path returns 0 without calling of_node_put(), leaking a
reference to the "mdio" child node on every successful probe.

Release the reference before returning on the success path.

Fixes: 8a6631f1cece ("net: macb: avoid redundant lookup for "mdio" child node in MDIO setup")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Wentao Liang <vulab@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
index a12aa21244e8..0c4775d51263 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
@@ -1164,6 +1164,8 @@ static int macb_mii_init(struct macb *bp)
if (err)
goto err_out_unregister_bus;

+ of_node_put(mdio_np);
+
return 0;

err_out_unregister_bus:
--
2.34.1