linux-kernel - RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH] net: fec: fix ref count leaking when pm_runtime_get

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Date:   Tue, 16 Jun 2020 02:03:25 +0000
From:   Andy Duan <fugang.duan@....com>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "navid.emamdoost@...il.com" <navid.emamdoost@...il.com>
CC:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "emamd001@....edu" <emamd001@....edu>,
        "wu000273@....edu" <wu000273@....edu>,
        "kjlu@....edu" <kjlu@....edu>,
        "mccamant@...umn.edu" <mccamant@...umn.edu>
Subject: RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH] net: fec: fix ref count leaking when
 pm_runtime_get_sync fails

From: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:42 AM
> From: Navid Emamdoost <navid.emamdoost@...il.com>
> Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2020 00:38:01 -0500
> 
> > in fec_enet_mdio_read, fec_enet_mdio_write, fec_enet_get_regs,
> > fec_enet_open and fec_drv_remove, pm_runtime_get_sync is called which
> > increments the counter even in case of failure, leading to incorrect
> > ref count. In case of failure, decrement the ref count before returning.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Navid Emamdoost <navid.emamdoost@...il.com>
> 
> This does not apply to the net tree.

Wolfram Sang wonder if such de-reference can be better handled by pm runtime core code.
https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/6/14/76