linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] vfio: platform: Fix reset module leak in error path

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdXm97QFTC8VYDoByHsXaG5BQqFdhwqMTuGVRKDe-oh8EQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 14 Feb 2018 10:32:11 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Auger Eric <eric.auger@...hat.com>
Cc:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        Baptiste Reynal <b.reynal@...tualopensystems.com>,
        Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>,
        Philipp Zabel <p.zabel@...gutronix.de>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        KVM list <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:OPEN FIRMWARE AND FLATTENED DEVICE TREE BINDINGS" 
        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux-Renesas <linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] vfio: platform: Fix reset module leak in error path

Hi Eric,

On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 9:36 AM, Auger Eric <eric.auger@...hat.com> wrote:
> If I am not wrong we also leak the reset_module if
> vfio_platform_get_reset() fails to find the reset function (of_reset ==
> NULL), in which case we should do the module_put() in
> vfio_platform_get_reset().

Correct. Will look into fixing it...

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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