[PATCH] rpmsg: qcom_smd: Fix edge of_node leak in qcom_smd_edge_release()
From: Wentao Liang
Date: Thu Sep 17 2026 - 10:40:48 EST
qcom_smd_parse_edge() stores an extra reference to the edge's device
node in edge->of_node, and it is used after probe by
qcom_smd_match_channel(). The error path drops that reference, but the
success path does not, and qcom_smd_edge_release() only frees the edge,
so the reference is leaked when the edge is unregistered.
Release the device node when the edge is freed.
Fixes: 53e2822e56c7 ("rpmsg: Introduce Qualcomm SMD backend")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Wentao Liang <vulab@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/rpmsg/qcom_smd.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_smd.c b/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_smd.c
index 3ac863f400ec..d98e8bbf9bd2 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_smd.c
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_smd.c
@@ -1452,6 +1452,7 @@ static void qcom_smd_edge_release(struct device *dev)
kfree(channel);
}
+ of_node_put(edge->of_node);
kfree(edge);
}
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2.34.1