[PATCH v2] PCI: fix reference leak in pci_alloc_child_bus()

From: Ma Ke
Date: Tue Dec 24 2024 - 02:17:43 EST


When device_register(&child->dev) failed, calling put_device() to
explicitly release child->dev. Otherwise, it could cause double free
problem.

Found by code review.

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: 4f535093cf8f ("PCI: Put pci_dev in device tree as early as possible")
Signed-off-by: Ma Ke <make_ruc2021@xxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- modified the patch as suggestions.
---
drivers/pci/probe.c | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/pci/probe.c b/drivers/pci/probe.c
index 2e81ab0f5a25..a61070ce5f88 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/probe.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/probe.c
@@ -1174,7 +1174,10 @@ static struct pci_bus *pci_alloc_child_bus(struct pci_bus *parent,
add_dev:
pci_set_bus_msi_domain(child);
ret = device_register(&child->dev);
- WARN_ON(ret < 0);
+ if (WARN_ON(ret < 0)) {
+ put_device(&child->dev);
+ return ERR_PTR(ret);
+ }

pcibios_add_bus(child);

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2.25.1