Re: [PATCH v2] edac: fix kobject refcount leak in edac_device_create_instance

[Borislav Petkov]

On Sun, Jun 28, 2026 at 09:21:55PM +0800, WenTao Liang wrote:
> kobject_get(&edac_dev->kobj) acquires a reference on main_kobj, but it is
> only released when kobject_init_and_add fails. The success path and the
> block-creation error path both return without calling
> kobject_put(main_kobj), leaking the edac_dev kobject reference. The
> main_kobj pointer is local and lost after function return.
> 
> Suggested-by: Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Fixes: bee33f22d7c3 ("clocksource/drivers/nxp-pit: Add NXP Automotive s32g2 / s32g3 support")

An EDAC patch fixes this?!?!

> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: WenTao Liang <vulab@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Fix patch format based on reviewer feedback
> ---
>  drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

Also:

https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260628132155.45969-1-vulab%40iscas.ac.cn

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    Boris.

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