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SubjectRe: [PATCH] cxl: Fix kobject memleak
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Le 02/06/2020 à 14:07, Wang Hai a écrit :
> Currently the error return path from kobject_init_and_add() is not
> followed by a call to kobject_put() - which means we are leaking
> the kobject.
>
> Fix it by adding a call to kobject_put() in the error path of
> kobject_init_and_add().
>
> Fixes: b087e6190ddc ("cxl: Export optional AFU configuration record in sysfs")
> Reported-by: Hulk Robot <hulkci@huawei.com>
> Signed-off-by: Wang Hai <wanghai38@huawei.com>


Indeed, a call to kobject_put() is needed when the init fails.
Thanks!
Acked-by: Frederic Barrat <fbarrat@linux.ibm.com>


> ---
> drivers/misc/cxl/sysfs.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/misc/cxl/sysfs.c b/drivers/misc/cxl/sysfs.c
> index f0263d1..d97a243 100644
> --- a/drivers/misc/cxl/sysfs.c
> +++ b/drivers/misc/cxl/sysfs.c
> @@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ static struct afu_config_record *cxl_sysfs_afu_new_cr(struct cxl_afu *afu, int c
> rc = kobject_init_and_add(&cr->kobj, &afu_config_record_type,
> &afu->dev.kobj, "cr%i", cr->cr);
> if (rc)
> - goto err;
> + goto err1;
>
> rc = sysfs_create_bin_file(&cr->kobj, &cr->config_attr);
> if (rc)
>

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