linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] PM / devfreq: Unlock mutex and free devfreq struct in error path

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Message-ID: <b688e97d-d616-2c1a-a649-c6dfeb435c44@arm.com>
Date:   Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:01:15 +0000
From:   Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@....com>
To:     Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@...sung.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        myungjoo.ham@...sung.com, kyungmin.park@...sung.com,
        stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] PM / devfreq: Unlock mutex and free devfreq struct in
 error path



On 3/15/21 9:54 AM, Chanwoo Choi wrote:
> On 3/15/21 6:31 PM, Lukasz Luba wrote:
>> The devfreq->lock is held for time of setup. Release the lock in the
>> error path, before jumping to the end of the function.
>>
>> Change the goto destination which frees the allocated memory.
>>
>> Cc: v5.9+ <stable@...r.kernel.org> # v5.9+
>> Fixes: 4dc3bab8687f ("PM / devfreq: Add support delayed timer for polling mode")
>> Signed-off-by: Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@....com>
>> ---
>> v2:
>> - added fixes tag and CC stable v5.9+
>> - used capital letter in commit header
>>
>>
>>   drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c | 3 ++-
>>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
>> index b6d3e7db0b09..99b2eeedc238 100644
>> --- a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
>> +++ b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
>> @@ -822,7 +822,8 @@ struct devfreq *devfreq_add_device(struct device *dev,
>>   
>>   	if (devfreq->profile->timer < 0
>>   		|| devfreq->profile->timer >= DEVFREQ_TIMER_NUM) {
>> -		goto err_out;
>> +		mutex_unlock(&devfreq->lock);
>> +		goto err_dev;
>>   	}
>>   
>>   	if (!devfreq->profile->max_state && !devfreq->profile->freq_table) {
>>
> 
> 
> Applied it. Thanks.
> 

Thank you Chanwoo!

Regards,
Lukasz