linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drm/msm/dp: Fix a potential double free in an error handling path

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Date:   Tue, 28 Dec 2021 09:36:32 -0800
From:   Kuogee Hsieh <quic_khsieh@...cinc.com>
To:     Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>,
        <robdclark@...il.com>, <sean@...rly.run>,
        <quic_abhinavk@...cinc.com>, <airlied@...ux.ie>, <daniel@...ll.ch>,
        <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>, <swboyd@...omium.org>
CC:     <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>, <dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
        <freedreno@...ts.freedesktop.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drm/msm/dp: Fix a potential double free in an error
 handling path


On 12/26/2021 7:14 AM, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> 'dp_bridge' is devm_alloc'ed, so there is no need to free it explicitly or
> there will be a double free().
>
> Fixes: 8a3b4c17f863 ("drm/msm/dp: employ bridge mechanism for display enable and disable")
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Reviewed-by: Kuogee Hsieh <quic_khsieh@...cinc.com>
> ---
>   drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_drm.c | 1 -
>   1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_drm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_drm.c
> index 188e77c59885..d4d360d19eba 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_drm.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_drm.c
> @@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ struct drm_bridge *msm_dp_bridge_init(struct msm_dp *dp_display, struct drm_devi
>   	rc = drm_bridge_attach(encoder, bridge, NULL, DRM_BRIDGE_ATTACH_NO_CONNECTOR);
>   	if (rc) {
>   		DRM_ERROR("failed to attach bridge, rc=%d\n", rc);
> -		kfree(dp_bridge);
>   		return ERR_PTR(rc);
>   	}
>