[PATCH] scsi: core: Correct wrong kfree() usage for `kobj->name`

From: Tzung-Bi Shih

Date: Fri Jan 16 2026 - 03:14:17 EST


`kobj->name` should be freed by kfree_const()[1][2]. Correct it.

[1] https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.18/source/lib/kasprintf.c#L41
[2] https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.18/source/lib/kobject.c#L695

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: b49493f99690 ("Fix a memory leak in scsi_host_dev_release()")
Signed-off-by: Tzung-Bi Shih <tzungbi@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/scsi/hosts.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
index e047747d4ecf..50ec782cf9f4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ static void scsi_host_dev_release(struct device *dev)
* name as well as the proc dir structure are leaked.
*/
scsi_proc_hostdir_rm(shost->hostt);
- kfree(dev_name(&shost->shost_dev));
+ kfree_const(dev_name(&shost->shost_dev));
}

kfree(shost->shost_data);
--
2.52.0.457.g6b5491de43-goog