[PATCH] PM: EM: Fix memory leak in em_create_pd() error path

From: Malaya Kumar Rout
Date: Mon Jan 05 2026 - 05:40:35 EST


When ida_alloc() fails in em_create_pd(), the function returns without
freeing the previously allocated 'pd' structure, leading to a memory leak.
The 'pd' pointer is allocated either at line 436 (for CPU devices with
cpumask) or line 442 (for other devices) using kzalloc().

Additionally, the function incorrectly returns -ENOMEM when ida_alloc()
fails, ignoring the actual error code returned by ida_alloc(), which can
fail for reasons other than memory exhaustion.

Fix both issues by:
1. Freeing the 'pd' structure with kfree() when ida_alloc() fails
2. Returning the actual error code from ida_alloc() instead of -ENOMEM

This ensures proper cleanup on the error path and accurate error reporting.

Fixes: cbe5aeedecc7 ("PM: EM: Assign a unique ID when creating a performance domain")
Signed-off-by: Malaya Kumar Rout <mrout@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/power/energy_model.c | 6 ++++--
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/power/energy_model.c b/kernel/power/energy_model.c
index 11af9f64aa82..5b055cbe5341 100644
--- a/kernel/power/energy_model.c
+++ b/kernel/power/energy_model.c
@@ -449,8 +449,10 @@ static int em_create_pd(struct device *dev, int nr_states,
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pd->node);

id = ida_alloc(&em_pd_ida, GFP_KERNEL);
- if (id < 0)
- return -ENOMEM;
+ if (id < 0) {
+ kfree(pd);
+ return id;
+ }
pd->id = id;

em_table = em_table_alloc(pd);
--
2.52.0