linux-kernel - [PATCH] trace/blktrace: fix memory leak with using debugfs

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Date:   Thu,  2 Feb 2023 15:19:56 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-trace-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] trace/blktrace: 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: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
Cc: linux-block@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-trace-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
---
 kernel/trace/blktrace.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
index 918a7d12df8f..5743be559415 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
@@ -320,8 +320,8 @@ static void blk_trace_free(struct request_queue *q, struct blk_trace *bt)
 	 * under 'q->debugfs_dir', thus lookup and remove them.
 	 */
 	if (!bt->dir) {
-		debugfs_remove(debugfs_lookup("dropped", q->debugfs_dir));
-		debugfs_remove(debugfs_lookup("msg", q->debugfs_dir));
+		debugfs_lookup_and_remove("dropped", q->debugfs_dir);
+		debugfs_lookup_and_remove("msg", q->debugfs_dir);
 	} else {
 		debugfs_remove(bt->dir);
 	}
-- 
2.39.1