linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mfd: syscon: Don't free allocated name for regmap

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Message-ID: <20200924123936.GJ4678@dell>
Date:   Thu, 24 Sep 2020 13:39:36 +0100
From:   Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:     Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Suman Anna <s-anna@...com>,
        kernel-team@...roid.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mfd: syscon: Don't free allocated name for regmap_config

On Thu, 03 Sep 2020, Marc Zyngier wrote:

> The name allocated for the regmap_config structure is freed
> pretty early, right after the registration of the MMIO region.
> 
> Unfortunately, that doesn't follow the life cycle that debugfs
> expects, as it can access the name field long after the free
> has occured.
> 
> Move the free on the error path, and keep it forever otherwise.
> 
> Fixes: e15d7f2b81d2 ("mfd: syscon: Use a unique name with regmap_config")
> Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>
> ---
>  drivers/mfd/syscon.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Fixed the spelling mistake and applied, thanks.

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