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SubjectRe: [PATCH] scsi: scsi_transport_iscsi: use put_device() instead of kfree()
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On Thursday 15 March 2018 11:14 PM, Chris Leech wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 07, 2018 at 05:07:33PM +0530, Arvind Yadav wrote:
>> Never directly free @dev after calling device_register(), even
>> if it returned an error! Always use put_device() to give up the
>> reference initialized.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav.cs@gmail.com>
>> ---
>> drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c | 27 +++++++++++++--------------
>> 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>>
>> @@ -783,7 +781,7 @@ struct iscsi_iface *
>>
>> free_iface:
>> put_device(iface->dev.parent);
>> - kfree(iface);
>> + put_device(&iface->dev);
>> return NULL;
>> }
>> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iscsi_create_iface);
> Am I reading the device code correctly that the parent reference is only
> released in the unregister path (device_unregister calls device_del) and
> so the manual put_device on the parent here is still correct?
>
> Just want to make sure that's still needed with the call to put_device.
The manual put_device on the parent is not correct.
This should be removed for here. we should call
put_device(&iface->dev) only and It'll released
parent reference.

> Other than that question, I this all looks good.
> Thanks.
>
> Signed-off-by: Chris Leech <cleech@redhat.com>
>

~arvind

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