linux-kernel - [005/146] [CPUFREQ] Fix memory leak in cpufreq

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Date:	Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:59:01 +0900
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org
Cc:	stable-review@...nel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	Steven Finney <steven.finney@...m.com>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
Subject: [005/146] [CPUFREQ] Fix memory leak in cpufreq_stat

2.6.38-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.

------------------

From: steven finney <Steven.Finney@...m.com>

commit 98586ed8b8878e10691203687e89a42fa3355300 upstream.

When a CPU is taken offline in an SMP system, cpufreq_remove_dev()
nulls out the per-cpu policy before cpufreq_stats_free_table() can
make use of it.  cpufreq_stats_free_table() then skips the
call to sysfs_remove_group(), leaving about 100 bytes of sysfs-related
memory unclaimed each time a CPU-removal occurs. Break up
cpu_stats_free_table into sysfs and table portions, and
call the sysfs portion early.

Signed-off-by: Steven Finney <steven.finney@...m.com>
Signed-off-by: Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>

---
 drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_stats.c |   21 ++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_stats.c
@@ -165,17 +165,27 @@ static int freq_table_get_index(struct c
 	return -1;
 }
 
+/* should be called late in the CPU removal sequence so that the stats
+ * memory is still available in case someone tries to use it.
+ */
 static void cpufreq_stats_free_table(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct cpufreq_stats *stat = per_cpu(cpufreq_stats_table, cpu);
-	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
-	if (policy && policy->cpu == cpu)
-		sysfs_remove_group(&policy->kobj, &stats_attr_group);
 	if (stat) {
 		kfree(stat->time_in_state);
 		kfree(stat);
 	}
 	per_cpu(cpufreq_stats_table, cpu) = NULL;
+}
+
+/* must be called early in the CPU removal sequence (before
+ * cpufreq_remove_dev) so that policy is still valid.
+ */
+static void cpufreq_stats_free_sysfs(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
+	if (policy && policy->cpu == cpu)
+		sysfs_remove_group(&policy->kobj, &stats_attr_group);
 	if (policy)
 		cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
 }
@@ -316,6 +326,9 @@ static int __cpuinit cpufreq_stat_cpu_ca
 	case CPU_ONLINE_FROZEN:
 		cpufreq_update_policy(cpu);
 		break;
+	case CPU_DOWN_PREPARE:
+		cpufreq_stats_free_sysfs(cpu);
+		break;
 	case CPU_DEAD:
 	case CPU_DEAD_FROZEN:
 		cpufreq_stats_free_table(cpu);
@@ -324,9 +337,11 @@ static int __cpuinit cpufreq_stat_cpu_ca
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
+/* priority=1 so this will get called before cpufreq_remove_dev */
 static struct notifier_block cpufreq_stat_cpu_notifier __refdata =
 {
 	.notifier_call = cpufreq_stat_cpu_callback,
+	.priority = 1,
 };
 
 static struct notifier_block notifier_policy_block = {


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