Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: renesas: rzt2h: Fix device node leak in rzt2h_gpio_register()

From: Markus Elfring

Date: Tue Jan 27 2026 - 03:44:26 EST



> In rzt2h_gpio_register(), the driver fails to call of_node_put() to
> release the reference in of_args.np, which causes a memory leak.


reference count?

* Were any source code analysis tools involved here?

* See also once more:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst?h=v6.19-rc7#n34


Regards,
Markus