linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/7] cpufreq: ap806: fix possible object reference leak

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Date:   Mon, 8 Apr 2019 15:51:32 +0530
From:   Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:     Wen Yang <wen.yang99@....com.cn>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, wang.yi59@....com.cn,
        Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Gregory Clement <gregory.clement@...tlin.com>,
        Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/7] cpufreq: ap806: fix possible object reference leak

On 01-04-19, 09:37, Wen Yang wrote:
> The call to of_find_compatible_node returns a node pointer with refcount
> incremented thus it must be explicitly decremented after the last
> usage.
> 
> Detected by coccinelle with the following warnings:
> ./drivers/cpufreq/armada-8k-cpufreq.c:187:1-7: ERROR: missing of_node_put; acquired a node pointer with refcount incremented on line 130, but without a corresponding object release within this function.
> ./drivers/cpufreq/armada-8k-cpufreq.c:191:1-7: ERROR: missing of_node_put; acquired a node pointer with refcount incremented on line 130, but without a corresponding object release within this function.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wen Yang <wen.yang99@....com.cn>
> Cc: Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>
> Cc: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
> Cc: Gregory Clement <gregory.clement@...tlin.com>
> Cc: Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com>
> Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
> Cc: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
> Cc: linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
> Cc: linux-pm@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> ---
>  drivers/cpufreq/armada-8k-cpufreq.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

I haven't received the cover-letter and patch 4/7 (because the tags in that
commit were incorrect). I have applied all the 7 patches to my cpufreq tree
though.

Thanks.

-- 
viresh