linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] virtio: don't free memory until the underlying struct device has been released

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Date:	Fri,  2 Jan 2015 14:47:40 -0500
From:	Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@...cle.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@...cle.com>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org (open list:VIRTIO CORE,
	NET...)
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] virtio: don't free memory until the underlying struct device has been released

When releasing a virtio device, We can't free a struct virtio_device until the
underlying struct device has been released, which might not happen immediately
on device_unregister() even if that was the device's last reference.

Instead, free the memory only once we know the device is gone in the release
callback.

Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@...cle.com>
---
 drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c |    9 ++++-----
 drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_legacy.c |    1 -
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c
index 59d3685..caa483d 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c
@@ -423,11 +423,10 @@ int vp_set_vq_affinity(struct virtqueue *vq, int cpu)
 
 void virtio_pci_release_dev(struct device *_d)
 {
-	/*
-	 * No need for a release method as we allocate/free
-	 * all devices together with the pci devices.
-	 * Provide an empty one to avoid getting a warning from core.
-	 */
+	struct virtio_device *vdev = dev_to_virtio(_d);
+	struct virtio_pci_device *vp_dev = to_vp_device(vdev);
+
+	kfree(vp_dev);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_legacy.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_legacy.c
index 913ca23..15e6e6d 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_legacy.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_legacy.c
@@ -301,5 +301,4 @@ void virtio_pci_legacy_remove(struct pci_dev *pci_dev)
 	pci_iounmap(pci_dev, vp_dev->ioaddr);
 	pci_release_regions(pci_dev);
 	pci_disable_device(pci_dev);
-	kfree(vp_dev);
 }
-- 
1.7.10.4

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