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

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Date:   Thu, 20 Sep 2018 09:09:37 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:     Trent Piepho <tpiepho@...inj.com>,
        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>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ARM: amba: Fix leak of driver_override attribute value

On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 08:48:36AM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> 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'")

Then it should also have a cc: stable, right?

thanks,

greg k-h