linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] PCI: endpoint: Fix potential double free in __pci_epc

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Date:   Sat, 8 Apr 2023 15:00:11 +0530
From:   Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@...nel.org>
To:     Miaoqian Lin <linmq006@...il.com>
Cc:     Lorenzo Pieralisi <lpieralisi@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Wilczyński <kw@...ux.com>,
        Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@...nel.org>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
        Yoshihiro Shimoda <yoshihiro.shimoda.uh@...esas.com>,
        linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] PCI: endpoint: Fix potential double free in
 __pci_epc_create

On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 08:59:29AM +0400, Miaoqian Lin wrote:
> When all references are dropped, callback function pci_epc_release()
> for put_device() already call kfree(epc) to release memory.
> Remove abundant kfree to fix double free.
> 
> Fixes: 7711cbb4862a ("PCI: endpoint: Fix WARN() when an endpoint driver is removed")
> Signed-off-by: Miaoqian Lin <linmq006@...il.com>

Reviewed-by: Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@...nel.org>

- Mani

> ---
>  drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c | 2 --
>  1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c
> index 2542196e8c3d..7dc640c99d9a 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c
> @@ -800,8 +800,6 @@ __pci_epc_create(struct device *dev, const struct pci_epc_ops *ops,
>  
>  put_dev:
>  	put_device(&epc->dev);
> -	kfree(epc);
> -
>  err_ret:
>  	return ERR_PTR(ret);
>  }
> -- 
> 2.25.1
> 

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