linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ARM: amba: Fix leak of driver

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Date:   Thu, 20 Sep 2018 08:48:36 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Trent Piepho <tpiepho@...inj.com>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Todd Kjos <tkjos@...gle.com>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ARM: amba: Fix leak of driver_override attribute value

On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 1:48 AM Trent Piepho <tpiepho@...inj.com> wrote:
> If driver_override was set when a device was released the string would
> not be kfree'ed in amba_device_release and thus leaked when the amba
> device was freed.
>
> Cc: Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>
> Cc: Todd Kjos <tkjos@...gle.com>
> Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Signed-off-by: Trent Piepho <tpiepho@...inj.com>

Reported-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>
Fixes: 3cf385713460eb2b ("ARM: 8256/1: driver coamba: add device
binding path 'driver_override'")
Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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