linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] clk: versatile: Add of_node

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Date:   Thu, 10 Sep 2020 00:57:45 -0700
From:   Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
To:     Sumera Priyadarsini <sylphrenadin@...il.com>,
        linus.walleij@...aro.org
Cc:     mturquette@...libre.com, Julia.Lawall@...6.fr,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-clk@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] clk: versatile: Add of_node_put() before return statement

Quoting Sumera Priyadarsini (2020-08-29 10:57:04)
> Every iteration of for_each_available_child_of_node() decrements
> the reference count of the previous node, however when control is
> transferred from the middle of the loop, as in the case of a return
> or break or goto, there is no decrement thus ultimately resulting in
> a memory leak.
> 
> Fix a potential memory leak in clk-impd1.c by inserting
> of_node_put() before a return statement.
> 
> Issue found with Coccinelle.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sumera Priyadarsini <sylphrenadin@...il.com>
> ---

Applied to clk-fixes