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[v2] net: hns: Fix missing put_device() call in hns_mac_register_phy

Message ID 20220112103919.28894-1-linmq006@gmail.com (mailing list archive)
State Changes Requested
Delegated to: Netdev Maintainers
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Series [v2] net: hns: Fix missing put_device() call in hns_mac_register_phy | expand

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Commit Message

Miaoqian Lin Jan. 12, 2022, 10:39 a.m. UTC
We need to drop the reference taken by hns_dsaf_find_platform_device
Missing put_device() may cause refcount leak.

Fixes: 804ffe5c6197 ("net: hns: support deferred probe when no mdio")
Signed-off-by: Miaoqian Lin <linmq006@gmail.com>
---
Changes in v2:
- add put_device when hns_mac_register_phydev fails.
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Comments

Andrew Lunn Jan. 12, 2022, 1:46 p.m. UTC | #1
On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 10:39:19AM +0000, Miaoqian Lin wrote:
> We need to drop the reference taken by hns_dsaf_find_platform_device
> Missing put_device() may cause refcount leak.

Is the put also missing on driver unload?

As a fix for net, it might be better to rename
dsaf_find_platform_device() to dsaf_get_platform_device() and add a
dsaf_put_platform_device(). Add similar undo functions where ever
needed, and make sure they get called.

	Andrew
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diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.c
index 7edf8569514c..cba9d92e057e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_mac.c
@@ -764,13 +764,16 @@  static int hns_mac_register_phy(struct hns_mac_cb *mac_cb)
 		dev_err(mac_cb->dev,
 			"mac%d mdio is NULL, dsaf will probe again later\n",
 			mac_cb->mac_id);
+		put_device(&pdev->dev);
 		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 	}
 
 	rc = hns_mac_register_phydev(mii_bus, mac_cb, addr);
-	if (!rc)
+	if (!rc) {
 		dev_dbg(mac_cb->dev, "mac%d register phy addr:%d\n",
 			mac_cb->mac_id, addr);
+		put_device(&pdev->dev);
+	}
 
 	return rc;
 }