Re: [PATCH v4 0/3] Convert manual kfree(dev) to put_device()

[tarunsahu]

Hello, This is the gentle remind for picking up this series.

Please, let me know if it needs any improvements.

~Tarun

Tarun Sahu <tarunsahu@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Hello,
>
> As per the kernel-doc guidelines, Devices that are tried to register
> with device_register or to add using device_add, must use put_device
> on their failure path (not kfree). This series contains 3 patches
> for updating such instances. Same for kobject_init_and_add or
> kobject_add, call kobject_put instead of kfree in case of error.
>
> V4 <- V3
> 1. Added Fixes tags
> 2. update commit msg as per the suggestion on v3
>
> V3 <- V2
> 1. Updated the commit msg of each patch to mention about the kernel-doc
>    guidelines.
>
> V2 <- V1
> 1. Removed patch [1] as it is part of another series [2] already.
>
> [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260810162814.1398016-4-tarunsahu@xxxxxxxxxx/
> [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260724171945.2812749-5-shubhrajyoti.datta@xxxxxxx/
>
> Tarun Sahu (3):
>   ARM: locomo: Fix device reference leak on registration failure
>   firmware: edd: Fix kobject reference leak on registration failure
>   powerpc/ps3: use put_device() on device_register() failure in
>     ps3_system_bus_device_register
>
>  arch/arm/common/locomo.c                 | 13 ++--
>  arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/device-init.c | 83 ++++++++++++++----------
>  arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/system-bus.c  |  2 +
>  drivers/firmware/edd.c                   |  2 +-
>  4 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)
>
>
> base-commit: cee9395acd8043be0644b25c34bfa86623f2b935
> -- 
> 2.55.0.979.g7e5102b832-goog