[PATCH] fix: drm/vmwgfx: vmw_simple_resource_create_ioctl: fix base object refcount leak on ttm_base_object_init failure

From: WenTao Liang

Date: Fri Jun 26 2026 - 11:06:54 EST


ttm_base_object_init unconditionally acquires a base object reference via
kref_init. When it fails, the error path only calls
vmw_resource_unreference but never calls ttm_base_object_unref to release
the base object reference, causing a refcount leak.

Add ttm_base_object_unref in the error path to properly release the base
object reference when ttm_base_object_init fails.

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: 0b8762e997df ("drm/ttm, drm/vmwgfx: Move the lock- and object functionality to the vmwgfx driver")
Signed-off-by: WenTao Liang <vulab@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_simple_resource.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_simple_resource.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_simple_resource.c
index 0d51b4542269..05f0f5544142 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_simple_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_simple_resource.c
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ vmw_simple_resource_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,

if (ret) {
vmw_resource_unreference(&tmp);
+ ttm_base_object_unref(&usimple->base);
goto out_err;
}

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2.39.5 (Apple Git-154)