linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] edac: Fix reference count leak in edac_device_register_sysfs_main

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Message-ID: <20200529090824.GB9011@zn.tnic>
Date:   Fri, 29 May 2020 11:08:24 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>,
        Qiushi Wu <wu000273@....edu>
Cc:     linux-edac@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Doug Thompson <dougthompson@...ssion.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        James Morse <james.morse@....com>, Kangjie Lu <kjlu@....edu>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Robert Richter <rrichter@...vell.com>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] edac: Fix reference count leak in
 edac_device_register_sysfs_main_kobj()

On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 10:45:08AM +0200, Markus Elfring wrote:
> Would you like to indicate with such information (according to
> the topic “net-sysfs: Fix reference count leak in rx|netdev_queue_add_kobject”)
> that your issue was detected also with the help of the kernel fuzzing
> tool “syzkaller”?

There's no need for any commt reference - there's text over
kobject_init_and_add() explaining what you need to do when that function
fails.

> How do you think about to add an imperative wording to the change description?

His commit message is fine.

> Will it be helpful to combine this update step together with
> “edac: Fix reference count leak in edac_pci_main_kobj_setup”
> into a small patch series?

Just combine them into one patch.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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