Re: [PATCH] rtc: pcf8563: fix clock provider leak on unbind

[Alexandre Belloni]

On Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:51:35 -0700, Yi Ding wrote:
> pcf8563_clkout_register_clk() registers the CLKOUT clock provider with
> of_clk_add_provider(), but nothing ever unwinds it: there is no
> of_clk_del_provider() call and the driver has no remove callback. Each
> of_clk_add_provider() allocates a struct of_clk_provider, takes a
> reference on the OF node and adds an entry to the global of_clk_providers
> list, none of which is released when the device is unbound. Every
> bind/unbind (or module reload) therefore leaks a provider structure and
> an of_node reference.
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] rtc: pcf8563: fix clock provider leak on unbind
      https://git.kernel.org/abelloni/c/9c48a5368504

Best regards,

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