linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net] net: mvpp2: debugfs: fix memory leak when using debugfs

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Date:   Mon, 05 Sep 2022 13:20:14 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     mw@...ihalf.com, linux@...linux.org.uk,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
        edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: mvpp2: debugfs: fix memory leak when using
 debugfs_lookup()

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (master)
by David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:

On Fri,  2 Sep 2022 15:41:11 +0200 you wrote:
> When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it,
> otherwise the memory will leak over time.  Fix this up to be much
> simpler logic and only create the root debugfs directory once when the
> driver is first accessed.  That resolves the memory leak and makes
> things more obvious as to what the intent is.
> 
> Cc: Marcin Wojtas <mw@...ihalf.com>
> Cc: Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>
> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
> Cc: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
> Cc: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: stable <stable@...nel.org>
> Fixes: 21da57a23125 ("net: mvpp2: add a debugfs interface for the Header Parser")
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] net: mvpp2: debugfs: fix memory leak when using debugfs_lookup()
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/fe2c9c61f668

You are awesome, thank you!
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