Re: [PATCH] powerpc/warp: Fix error handling in pika_dtm_thread

From: Christophe Leroy

Date: Wed Nov 19 2025 - 10:50:34 EST




Le 16/11/2025 à 03:44, Ma Ke a écrit :
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pika_dtm_thread() acquires client through of_find_i2c_device_by_node()
but fails to release it in error handling path. This could result in a
reference count leak, preventing proper cleanup and potentially
leading to resource exhaustion. Add put_device() to release the
reference in the error handling path.

It is not really an error path, it is the termination of the kthread.


Found by code review.

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: 3984114f0562 ("powerpc/warp: Platform fix for i2c change")
Signed-off-by: Ma Ke <make24@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@xxxxxxxxxx>

---
arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/warp.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/warp.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/warp.c
index a5001d32f978..6f674f86dc85 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/warp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/warp.c
@@ -293,6 +293,8 @@ static int pika_dtm_thread(void __iomem *fpga)
schedule_timeout(HZ);
}

+ put_device(&client->dev);
+
return 0;
}

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