linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drivers/dma: fix reference count leaks in mmp_pdma

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Date:   Mon, 25 Oct 2021 12:13:37 +0530
From:   Vinod Koul <vkoul@...nel.org>
To:     Xin Xiong <xiongx18@...an.edu.cn>
Cc:     dmaengine@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        yuanxzhang@...an.edu.cn, Xiyu Yang <xiyuyang19@...an.edu.cn>,
        Xin Tan <tanxin.ctf@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers/dma: fix reference count leaks in mmp_pdma_probe

On 11-09-21, 15:05, Xin Xiong wrote:
> The issue happens in an error handling path. If
> of_dma_controller_register() fails, the function simply prints error
> messages and returns error code, without decrementing the reference
> count of pdev->device incremented earlier by
> dma_async_device_register(), which may result in refcount leaks.
> 
> Fix it by invoking dma_async_device_unregister() before returning the
> error code.

Pls use right subsystem tag, git log will tell u the same. I have fixe
dit up while applying

-- 
~Vinod