Re: [PATCH 04/23] gpiolib: Fix resource leaks on errors in lineinfo_changed_notify()
From: Tzung-Bi Shih
Date: Mon Jan 19 2026 - 22:11:44 EST
On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 01:26:01PM +0000, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:10:17 +0100, Tzung-Bi Shih <tzungbi@xxxxxxxxxx> said:
> > On error handling paths, lineinfo_changed_notify() doesn't free the
> > allocated resources which results leaks. Fix it.
> >
> > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Fixes: d4cd0902c156 ("gpio: cdev: make sure the cdev fd is still active before emitting events")
> > Signed-off-by: Tzung-Bi Shih <tzungbi@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c | 5 ++++-
> > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
> > index ba1eae15852d..6196aab5ed74 100644
> > --- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
> > +++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
> > @@ -2549,7 +2549,7 @@ static int lineinfo_changed_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,
> > ctx = kzalloc(sizeof(*ctx), GFP_ATOMIC);
> > if (!ctx) {
> > pr_err("Failed to allocate memory for line info notification\n");
> > - return NOTIFY_DONE;
> > + goto err_put_fp;
> > }
> >
> > ctx->chg.event_type = action;
> > @@ -2563,6 +2563,9 @@ static int lineinfo_changed_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,
> > queue_work(ctx->gdev->line_state_wq, &ctx->work);
> >
> > return NOTIFY_OK;
> > +err_put_fp:
> > + fput(fp);
> > + return NOTIFY_DONE;
> > }
> >
> > static int gpio_device_unregistered_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,
> > --
> > 2.52.0.457.g6b5491de43-goog
> >
> >
>
> There's only one place where you need this fput(), please do it directly in
> the error path of kzalloc() and drop the label.
Sure, just wanted to give a heads up: 17/23 might introduce the label back.
v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260120030857.2144847-1-tzungbi@xxxxxxxxxx