Re: [PATCH] ethtool: Fix refcount leak in gfar_get_ts_info

From: Jesse Brandeburg
Date: Wed Mar 09 2022 - 15:19:13 EST


> Subject: [PATCH] ethtool: Fix refcount leak in gfar_get_ts_info

should be:
[PATCH net v2] gianfar: ethtool: Fix refcount leak in gfar_get_ts_info

On 3/9/2022 1:11 AM, Miaoqian Lin wrote:
The of_find_compatible_node() function returns a node pointer with
refcount incremented, We should use of_node_put() on it when done
Add the missing of_node_put() to release the refcount.

Fixes: 7349a74ea75c ("net: ethernet: gianfar_ethtool: get phc index through drvdata")
Signed-off-by: Miaoqian Lin <linmq006@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ethtool.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ethtool.c
index ff756265d58f..9a2c16d69e2c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar_ethtool.c
@@ -1464,6 +1464,7 @@ static int gfar_get_ts_info(struct net_device *dev,
ptp_node = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "fsl,etsec-ptp");
if (ptp_node) {
ptp_dev = of_find_device_by_node(ptp_node);
+ of_node_put(ptp_node);
if (ptp_dev)
ptp = platform_get_drvdata(ptp_dev);
}

If you fix the subject and resend a v2, you can add
Reviewed-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@xxxxxxxxx>