Re: [PATCH 1/7] USB: core: fix device node leak

[Johan Hovold]

On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 03:55:56PM -0700, Tyrel Datwyler wrote:
> On 05/30/2017 09:25 AM, Johan Hovold wrote:
> > Make sure to release any OF device-node reference taken when creating
> > the USB device.
> > 
> > Note that we currently do not hold a reference to the root hub
> > device-tree node (i.e. the parent controller node).
> > 
> > Fixes: 69bec7259853 ("USB: core: let USB device know device node")
> > Cc: stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>	# v4.6
> > Cc: Peter Chen <peter.chen@xxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  drivers/usb/core/usb.c | 2 ++
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
> > index 28b053cacc90..62e1906bb2f3 100644
> > --- a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
> > +++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
> > @@ -416,6 +416,8 @@ static void usb_release_dev(struct device *dev)
> >  
> >  	usb_destroy_configuration(udev);
> >  	usb_release_bos_descriptor(udev);
> > +	if (udev->parent)
> > +		of_node_put(dev->of_node);
> 
> If I'm following the root hub doesn't hold an of_node reference, so
> does that guarantee that dev->of_node is NULL for the root hub?

No, it may be non-NULL.

> If so of_node_put() is safely called with a NULL reference, making the
> if(udev->parent) unnecessary, and further no need to remove it in
> follow-up patch #5.

So this one is still needed.

Thanks,
Johan