linux-kernel - [PATCH 3.16 199/306] PM / sleep: fix device reference leak in test

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Message-ID: <lsq.1487198500.982902029@decadent.org.uk>
Date:   Wed, 15 Feb 2017 22:41:40 +0000
From:   Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
CC:     akpm@...ux-foundation.org, "Johan Hovold" <johan@...nel.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3.16 199/306] PM / sleep: fix device reference leak in
 test_suspend

3.16.40-rc1 review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>

commit ceb75787bc75d0a7b88519ab8a68067ac690f55a upstream.

Make sure to drop the reference taken by class_find_device() after
opening the RTC device.

Fixes: 77437fd4e61f (pm: boot time suspend selftest)
Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
---
 kernel/power/suspend_test.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/kernel/power/suspend_test.c
+++ b/kernel/power/suspend_test.c
@@ -169,8 +169,10 @@ static int __init test_suspend(void)
 
 	/* RTCs have initialized by now too ... can we use one? */
 	dev = class_find_device(rtc_class, NULL, NULL, has_wakealarm);
-	if (dev)
+	if (dev) {
 		rtc = rtc_class_open(dev_name(dev));
+		put_device(dev);
+	}
 	if (!rtc) {
 		printk(warn_no_rtc);
 		goto done;