[PATCH] Input: fix error handling in input_register_device()
From: Ma Ke
Date: Thu Mar 13 2025 - 04:38:28 EST
Once device_add() failed, we should call put_device() to decrement
reference count for cleanup. Or it could cause memory leak.
As comment of device_add() says, 'if device_add() succeeds, you should
call device_del() when you want to get rid of it. If device_add() has
not succeeded, use only put_device() to drop the reference count'.
Found by code review.
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: 0cd587735205 ("Input: preallocate memory to hold event values")
Signed-off-by: Ma Ke <make24@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/input/input.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/drivers/input/input.c b/drivers/input/input.c
index c9e3ac64bcd0..2e70f346dadc 100644
--- a/drivers/input/input.c
+++ b/drivers/input/input.c
@@ -2424,6 +2424,7 @@ int input_register_device(struct input_dev *dev)
err_device_del:
device_del(&dev->dev);
err_devres_free:
+ put_device(&dev->dev);
devres_free(devres);
return error;
}
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2.25.1