linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3.1 1/4] cpufreq: cppc: Fix potential memleak in cppc_cpufreq_cpu

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Date:   Fri, 25 Jun 2021 11:33:28 +0100
From:   Ionela Voinescu <ionela.voinescu@....com>
To:     Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
Cc:     Rafael Wysocki <rjw@...ysocki.net>, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>,
        Qian Cai <quic_qiancai@...cinc.com>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3.1 1/4] cpufreq: cppc: Fix potential memleak in
 cppc_cpufreq_cpu_init

On Thursday 24 Jun 2021 at 07:40:45 (+0530), Viresh Kumar wrote:
> It's a classic example of memleak, we allocate something, we fail and
> never free the resources.
> 
> Make sure we free all resources on policy ->init() failures.
> 
> Fixes: a28b2bfc099c ("cppc_cpufreq: replace per-cpu data array with a list")
> Tested-by: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>
> Signed-off-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
> ---
> V3->V3.1:
> - Updated "if (!ret)" to "if (ret)", the more commonly used format.
> 
>  drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++--------
>  1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
> index be4f62e2c5f1..945ab4942c1c 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
> @@ -256,6 +256,16 @@ static struct cppc_cpudata *cppc_cpufreq_get_cpu_data(unsigned int cpu)
>  	return NULL;
>  }
>  
> +static void cppc_cpufreq_put_cpu_data(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
> +{
> +	struct cppc_cpudata *cpu_data = policy->driver_data;
> +
> +	list_del(&cpu_data->node);
> +	free_cpumask_var(cpu_data->shared_cpu_map);
> +	kfree(cpu_data);
> +	policy->driver_data = NULL;
> +}
> +
>  static int cppc_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
>  {
>  	unsigned int cpu = policy->cpu;
> @@ -309,7 +319,8 @@ static int cppc_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
>  	default:
>  		pr_debug("Unsupported CPU co-ord type: %d\n",
>  			 policy->shared_type);
> -		return -EFAULT;
> +		ret = -EFAULT;
> +		goto out;
>  	}
>  
>  	/*
> @@ -324,10 +335,16 @@ static int cppc_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
>  	cpu_data->perf_ctrls.desired_perf =  caps->highest_perf;
>  
>  	ret = cppc_set_perf(cpu, &cpu_data->perf_ctrls);
> -	if (ret)
> +	if (ret) {
>  		pr_debug("Err setting perf value:%d on CPU:%d. ret:%d\n",
>  			 caps->highest_perf, cpu, ret);
> +		goto out;
> +	}
> +
> +	return 0;
>  
> +out:
> +	cppc_cpufreq_put_cpu_data(policy);
>  	return ret;
>  }
>  
> @@ -345,12 +362,7 @@ static int cppc_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
>  		pr_debug("Err setting perf value:%d on CPU:%d. ret:%d\n",
>  			 caps->lowest_perf, cpu, ret);
>  
> -	/* Remove CPU node from list and free driver data for policy */
> -	free_cpumask_var(cpu_data->shared_cpu_map);
> -	list_del(&cpu_data->node);
> -	kfree(policy->driver_data);
> -	policy->driver_data = NULL;
> -
> +	cppc_cpufreq_put_cpu_data(policy);
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> -- 
> 2.31.1.272.g89b43f80a514
> 

Reviewed-by: Ionela Voinescu <ionela.voinescu@....com>

Many thanks for the changes,
Ionela.