linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] thermal/drivers/cpuidle

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Date:   Mon, 22 Mar 2021 13:42:26 +0530
From:   Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:     Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
Cc:     Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
        Amit Daniel Kachhap <amit.kachhap@...il.com>,
        Javi Merino <javi.merino@...nel.org>,
        Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>,
        Amit Kucheria <amitk@...nel.org>,
        "open list:THERMAL/CPU_COOLING" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] thermal/drivers/cpuidle_cooling: Fix use after error

On 22-03-21, 09:08, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> On 22/03/2021 04:29, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> > On 19-03-21, 21:25, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> >> When the function successfully finishes it logs an information about
> >> the registration of the cooling device and use its name to build the
> >> message. Unfortunately it was freed right before:
> >>
> >> drivers/thermal/cpuidle_cooling.c:218 __cpuidle_cooling_register()
> >> 	warn: 'name' was already freed.
> >>
> >> Fix this by freeing after the message happened.
> >>
> >> Fixes: 6fd1b186d900 ("thermal/drivers/cpuidle_cooling: Use device name instead of auto-numbering")
> > 
> > Why not merge this with the Fixes patch itself since it isn't there in Linus's
> > tree yet ?
> > 
> > Or is your branch strictly immutable ?
> 
> Hi Viresh;
> 
> The changes follow the path:
> 
> testing -> linux-next -> next
> 
> The branch next is never rebased. The patch above reached it. This is
> notified by the thermal-bot [1].

Ahh, I see.

Here you go :)

Acked-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>

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viresh