[PATCH] w1: fix redundant counter decrement in w1_attach_slave_device()
From: Haoxiang Li
Date: Thu Dec 18 2025 - 06:15:03 EST
In w1_attach_slave_device(), if __w1_attach_slave_device() fails,
put_device() -> w1_slave_release() is called to do the cleanup job.
In w1_slave_release(), sl->family->refcnt and sl->master->slave_count
have already been decremented. There is no need to decrement twice
in w1_attach_slave_device().
Fixes: 2c927c0c73fd ("w1: Fix slave count on 1-Wire bus (resend)")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Haoxiang Li <lihaoxiang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/w1/w1.c | 2 --
1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/w1/w1.c b/drivers/w1/w1.c
index 002d2639aa12..5f78b0a0b766 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/w1.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/w1.c
@@ -758,8 +758,6 @@ int w1_attach_slave_device(struct w1_master *dev, struct w1_reg_num *rn)
if (err < 0) {
dev_err(&dev->dev, "%s: Attaching %s failed.\n", __func__,
sl->name);
- dev->slave_count--;
- w1_family_put(sl->family);
atomic_dec(&sl->master->refcnt);
kfree(sl);
return err;
--
2.25.1