[PATCH] drivers/media/rc: postpone kfree(rc_dev)

From: Max Kellermann
Date: Mon Mar 21 2016 - 08:26:55 EST


CONFIG_DEBUG_KOBJECT_RELEASE found this bug.

Signed-off-by: Max Kellermann <max@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c | 7 ++++++-
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c b/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
index 1042fa3..cb3e8db 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
@@ -1248,6 +1248,9 @@ unlock:

static void rc_dev_release(struct device *device)
{
+ struct rc_dev *dev = to_rc_dev(device);
+
+ kfree(dev);
}

#define ADD_HOTPLUG_VAR(fmt, val...) \
@@ -1369,7 +1372,9 @@ void rc_free_device(struct rc_dev *dev)

put_device(&dev->dev);

- kfree(dev);
+ /* kfree(dev) will be called by the callback function
+ rc_dev_release() */
+
module_put(THIS_MODULE);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rc_free_device);