linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] PM: Fix dev_pm_put_subsys_data() to not call kfree() while holding device power lock

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Date:	Mon, 6 May 2013 14:09:25 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
Cc:	Shuah Khan <shuah.kh@...sung.com>,
	"len.brown@...el.com" <len.brown@...el.com>,
	"rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
	"gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"linux-pm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"shuahkhan@...il.com" <shuahkhan@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] PM: Fix dev_pm_put_subsys_data() to not call kfree()
 while holding device power lock

Hi!

> > Wow, that function is fragile. It returns 0/1/-EINVAL, while being
> > documented for 0/1...
> 
> Oh, it generally should return 1 for !psd.
> 
> > Patch does not look obviously wrong, but maybe 
> > 
> > @@ -73,13 +73,17 @@ int dev_pm_put_subsys_data(struct device *dev)
> >  
> >  	if (--psd->refcount == 0) {
> >  		dev->power.subsys_data = NULL;
> > +		spin_unlock_irq(&dev->power.lock);
> > -		kfree(psd);
> > - 		ret = 1;
> > +		return 1;
> >  	}
> > 
> > Would be cleaner.
> 
> What about this:

Looks good to me.

Reviewed-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>

									Pavel

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