Re: [PATCH V3] net: dsa: Add of_node_put() before break and return statements

From: Vladimir Oltean
Date: Mon Aug 24 2020 - 09:36:53 EST


On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 01:00:54AM +0530, Sumera Priyadarsini wrote:
> Every iteration of for_each_child_of_node() decrements
> the reference count of the previous node, however when control
> is transferred from the middle of the loop, as in the case of
> a return or break or goto, there is no decrement thus ultimately
> resulting in a memory leak.
>
> Fix a potential memory leak in mt7530.c by inserting of_node_put()
> before the break and return statements.
>
> Issue found with Coccinelle.
>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> Add another of_node_put() in for_each_child_of_node() as pointed
> out by Andrew.
>
> Changes in v3:
> - Correct syntax errors
> - Modify commit message
>
> ---
>
> Signed-off-by: Sumera Priyadarsini <sylphrenadin@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Signed-off-by: Sumera Priyadarsini <sylphrenadin@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---

If you need to resend anyway, can we please have a proper commit prefix?
A patch on mt7530.c shouldn't be "net: dsa: " but "net: dsa: mt7530: "
as "git log" will tell you. The difference is relevant because "net:
dsa: " typically refers to the generic code in net/dsa/.

> drivers/net/dsa/mt7530.c | 5 ++++-
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530.c
> index 8dcb8a49ab67..4b4701c69fe1 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530.c
> @@ -1326,14 +1326,17 @@ mt7530_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds)
>
> if (phy_node->parent == priv->dev->of_node->parent) {
> ret = of_get_phy_mode(mac_np, &interface);
> - if (ret && ret != -ENODEV)
> + if (ret && ret != -ENODEV) {
> + of_node_put(mac_np);
> return ret;
> + }
> id = of_mdio_parse_addr(ds->dev, phy_node);
> if (id == 0)
> priv->p5_intf_sel = P5_INTF_SEL_PHY_P0;
> if (id == 4)
> priv->p5_intf_sel = P5_INTF_SEL_PHY_P4;
> }
> + of_node_put(mac_np);
> of_node_put(phy_node);
> break;
> }
> --
> 2.17.1
>

Thanks,
-Vladimir