linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] ia64: topology: Fix an error handling path in cache_add

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Date:   Mon, 28 Mar 2022 21:16:21 +0200
From:   John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@...sik.fu-berlin.de>
To:     Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        Zhang Yanmin <yanmin.zhang@...el.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] ia64: topology: Fix an error handling path in
 cache_add_dev()

Hi Christophe!

On 3/28/22 21:07, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> If kobject_init_and_add()fails, kobject_put() needs to be called.
> Add the missing call which is already there a few lines below in another
> error handling path.
> 
> Fixes: f19180056ea0 ("[IA64] Export cpu cache info by sysfs")
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>

Thanks for your patches. There is currently no maintainer for ia64, so the patches
would have to go through Andrew Morton's tree.

However, I can test the patches and verify they don't break anything.

Adrian

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