linux-kernel - [PATCH] kernel/power/energy_model.c: fix memory leak with using debugfs

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Date:   Thu,  2 Feb 2023 16:15:15 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-pm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] kernel/power/energy_model.c: 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: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
Cc: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc: Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>
Cc: linux-pm@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
---
 kernel/power/energy_model.c | 5 +----
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/power/energy_model.c b/kernel/power/energy_model.c
index f82111837b8d..7b44f5b89fa1 100644
--- a/kernel/power/energy_model.c
+++ b/kernel/power/energy_model.c
@@ -87,10 +87,7 @@ static void em_debug_create_pd(struct device *dev)
 
 static void em_debug_remove_pd(struct device *dev)
 {
-	struct dentry *debug_dir;
-
-	debug_dir = debugfs_lookup(dev_name(dev), rootdir);
-	debugfs_remove_recursive(debug_dir);
+	debugfs_lookup_and_remove(dev_name(dev), rootdir);
 }
 
 static int __init em_debug_init(void)
-- 
2.39.1