linux-kernel - [PATCH] scsi: snic: fix memory leak with using debugfs

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Date:   Thu,  2 Feb 2023 15:10:09 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Karan Tilak Kumar <kartilak@...co.com>,
        Sesidhar Baddela <sebaddel@...co.com>,
        "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] scsi: snic: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()

When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it,
otherwise the memory will leak over time.  To make things simpler, just
call debugfs_lookup_and_remove() instead which handles all of the logic at
once.

Cc: Karan Tilak Kumar <kartilak@...co.com>
Cc: Sesidhar Baddela <sebaddel@...co.com>
Cc: "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc: "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
Cc: linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
---
 drivers/scsi/snic/snic_debugfs.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/snic/snic_debugfs.c b/drivers/scsi/snic/snic_debugfs.c
index 57bdc3ba49d9..9dd975b36b5b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/snic/snic_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/snic/snic_debugfs.c
@@ -437,6 +437,6 @@ void snic_trc_debugfs_init(void)
 void
 snic_trc_debugfs_term(void)
 {
-	debugfs_remove(debugfs_lookup(TRC_FILE, snic_glob->trc_root));
-	debugfs_remove(debugfs_lookup(TRC_ENABLE_FILE, snic_glob->trc_root));
+	debugfs_lookup_and_remove(TRC_FILE, snic_glob->trc_root);
+	debugfs_lookup_and_remove(TRC_ENABLE_FILE, snic_glob->trc_root);
 }
-- 
2.39.1