Re: [PATCH] PCI/pwrctrl: generic: Fix leaking array from of_regulator_bulk_get_all()
From: Bjorn Helgaas
Date: Thu Oct 01 2026 - 12:57:52 EST
On Wed, Sep 30, 2026 at 08:07:45PM +0400, Alexey Charkov wrote:
> of_regulator_bulk_get_all() allocates the consumers array and hands it to
> the caller, who is expected to free it at an appropriate time.
> PCI pwrctrl never did, leading to a memory leak.
>
> Add an explicit kfree() for the consumers array.
>
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Fixes: 75996c92f4de ("PCI/pwrctrl: Add pwrctrl driver for PCI slots")
> Signed-off-by: Alexey Charkov <alchark@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Applied to pci/pwrctrl for v7.4, thanks!
> ---
> Split out from [1] for easier application per Mark's feedback
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260929-regulator-get-all-v1-0-e887c66a47f1@xxxxxxxxxxx/
> ---
> drivers/pci/pwrctrl/generic.c | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/pwrctrl/generic.c b/drivers/pci/pwrctrl/generic.c
> index d56171e0ee24..4b6cbbb52248 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/pwrctrl/generic.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/pwrctrl/generic.c
> @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ static void devm_slot_pwrctrl_release(void *data)
> struct slot_pwrctrl *slot = data;
>
> regulator_bulk_free(slot->num_supplies, slot->supplies);
> + kfree(slot->supplies);
> }
>
> static int slot_pwrctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>
> ---
> base-commit: 6c2cb8b8b843d216ab549b678a0d8831c43153e0
> change-id: 20260930-pci-pwrctrl-kfree-b58621738902
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Alexey Charkov <alchark@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>