linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] of: dynamic: fix memory leak related to properties of __of_node

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Message-ID: <CAL_Jsq+OaT5XeUs4yhHwNUGSb932Nr53xQDaCjUXopR6ziifuA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 20 Oct 2017 13:12:25 -0500
From:   Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
To:     Lixin Wang <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 v4] of: dynamic: fix memory leak related to properties of __of_node_dup

On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 8:59 PM, Lixin Wang <alan.1.wang@...ia-sbell.com> wrote:
> If a node with no properties is dynamically added, then a property is
> dynamically added to the node, then the property is dynamically removed,
> the result will be node->properties == NULL and node->deadprops != NULL.
>
> Add a separate function to release the properties in both lists.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lixin Wang <alan.1.wang@...ia-sbell.com>
> Reviewed-by: Frank Rowand <frank.rowand@...y.com>
> ---
> Thanks the idea from Rob Herring, that I forgot to mention at patch v3.
> Thanks Frank Rowand for writing to me the example.
>
> v3 -> v4:
>  * Using the style that is more consistent with device tree
>    code, as suggested by Frank Rowand
>
>  drivers/of/dynamic.c | 25 +++++++++++++------------
>  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

Applied.

Rob