Re: [PATCH net] net: dsa: bcm_sf2: Fix node reference count

[Andrew Lunn]

On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 08:42:44PM -0700, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> of_find_node_by_name() will do an of_node_put() on the "from" argument.

> Fixes: afa3b592953b ("net: dsa: bcm_sf2: Ensure correct sub-node is parsed")
> Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/net/dsa/bcm_sf2.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/bcm_sf2.c b/drivers/net/dsa/bcm_sf2.c
> index c1bd21e4b15c..9f62ba3e4345 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/dsa/bcm_sf2.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/dsa/bcm_sf2.c
> @@ -1154,6 +1154,8 @@ static int bcm_sf2_sw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  	set_bit(0, priv->cfp.used);
>  	set_bit(0, priv->cfp.unique);
>  
> +	/* Balance of_node_put() done by of_find_node_by_name() */
> +	of_node_get(dn);
>  	ports = of_find_node_by_name(dn, "ports");

That if_find_node_by_name() does a put is not very intuitive.
Maybe document that as well in the kerneldocs?

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx>

    Andrew