[PATCH v2 1/7] power_supply: Add power_supply_put for decrementing device reference counter

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

The power_supply_get_by_phandle() and power_supply_get_by_name() use
function class_find_device() for obtaining the reference to power
supply. Each use of class_find_device() increases the power supply's
device reference counter.

However the reference counter was not decreased by users of this API.
Thus final device_unregister() call from power_supply_unregister() could
not release the device and clean up its resources. This lead to memory
leak if at least once power_supply_get_by_*() was called between
registering and unregistering the power supply.

Add and document new API power_supply_put() for decrementing the
reference counter.

Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx>
---
 drivers/power/power_supply_core.c | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 include/linux/power_supply.h      |  1 +
 2 files changed, 39 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/power/power_supply_core.c b/drivers/power/power_supply_core.c
index 94f278cf2cbb..db368527c65b 100644
--- a/drivers/power/power_supply_core.c
+++ b/drivers/power/power_supply_core.c
@@ -331,6 +331,17 @@ static int power_supply_match_device_by_name(struct device *dev, const void *dat
 	return strcmp(psy->name, name) == 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * power_supply_get_by_name() - Search for a power supply and returns its ref
+ * @name: Power supply name to fetch
+ *
+ * If power supply was found, it increases reference count for the
+ * internal power supply's device. The user should power_supply_put()
+ * after usage.
+ *
+ * Return: On success returns a reference to a power supply with
+ * matching name equals to @name, a NULL otherwise.
+ */
 struct power_supply *power_supply_get_by_name(const char *name)
 {
 	struct device *dev = class_find_device(power_supply_class, NULL, name,
@@ -340,12 +351,39 @@ struct power_supply *power_supply_get_by_name(const char *name)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(power_supply_get_by_name);
 
+/**
+ * power_supply_put() - Drop reference obtained with power_supply_get_by_name
+ * @psy: Reference to put
+ *
+ * The reference to power supply should be put before unregistering
+ * the power supply.
+ */
+void power_supply_put(struct power_supply *psy)
+{
+	might_sleep();
+
+	put_device(psy->dev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(power_supply_put);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF
 static int power_supply_match_device_node(struct device *dev, const void *data)
 {
 	return dev->parent && dev->parent->of_node == data;
 }
 
+/**
+ * power_supply_get_by_phandle() - Search for a power supply and returns its ref
+ * @np: Pointer to device node holding phandle property
+ * @phandle_name: Name of property holding a power supply name
+ *
+ * If power supply was found, it increases reference count for the
+ * internal power supply's device. The user should power_supply_put()
+ * after usage.
+ *
+ * Return: On success returns a reference to a power supply with
+ * matching name equals to value under @property, NULL or ERR_PTR otherwise.
+ */
 struct power_supply *power_supply_get_by_phandle(struct device_node *np,
 							const char *property)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/power_supply.h b/include/linux/power_supply.h
index 44e749c65505..1b6db883e090 100644
--- a/include/linux/power_supply.h
+++ b/include/linux/power_supply.h
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ extern struct atomic_notifier_head power_supply_notifier;
 extern int power_supply_reg_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 extern void power_supply_unreg_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 extern struct power_supply *power_supply_get_by_name(const char *name);
+extern void power_supply_put(struct power_supply *psy);
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF
 extern struct power_supply *power_supply_get_by_phandle(struct device_node *np,
 							const char *property);
-- 
1.9.1

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