linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] of: dynamic: fix memory leak related to properties of __of_node

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Date:   Fri, 13 Oct 2017 15:47:09 -0500
From:   Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
To:     alawang <alan.1.wang@...ia-sbell.com>
Cc:     Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] of: dynamic: fix memory leak related to properties of __of_node_dup

On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 8:42 PM, alawang <alan.1.wang@...ia-sbell.com> wrote:
> It is possible a node was dynamically allocated but without any
> property. The properies will be got from devices and added to the
> node when devices got connected.
> When release this node, all properties of which had been moved to
> deadprops.
> In this case, the properties in the deadprops list are never
> deallocated.

This is not new, right? Do you actually hit this case? If so, how?

>
> Signed-off-by: alawang <alan.1.wang@...ia-sbell.com>
> ---
>  drivers/of/dynamic.c | 4 ++++
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/of/dynamic.c b/drivers/of/dynamic.c
> index 301b6db..465d43b 100644
> --- a/drivers/of/dynamic.c
> +++ b/drivers/of/dynamic.c
> @@ -335,6 +335,10 @@ void of_node_release(struct kobject *kobj)
>         if (!of_node_check_flag(node, OF_DYNAMIC))
>                 return;
>
> +       if (!prop) {
> +               prop = node->deadprops;
> +               node->deadprops = NULL;
> +       }
>         while (prop) {
>                 struct property *next = prop->next;
>                 kfree(prop->name);
> --
> 2.6.2
>
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