linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] pcmcia: ds: fix refcount leak in pcmcia_device

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Date:   Sun, 3 Sep 2023 22:43:59 +0200
From:   Dominik Brodowski <linux@...inikbrodowski.net>
To:     Yang Yingliang <yangyingliang@...wei.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] pcmcia: ds: fix refcount leak in pcmcia_device_add()

Hi,

Am Sat, Nov 12, 2022 at 05:29:23PM +0800 schrieb Yang Yingliang:
> If device_register() returns error, the refcount of function_config
> need be put.
> 
> Fixes: 360b65b95bae ("[PATCH] pcmcia: make config_t independent, add reference counting")
> Signed-off-by: Yang Yingliang <yangyingliang@...wei.com>
> ---
>  drivers/pcmcia/ds.c | 4 +++-
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
> index ace133b9f7d4..7d3258a1f8f8 100644
> --- a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
> +++ b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
> @@ -574,10 +574,12 @@ static struct pcmcia_device *pcmcia_device_add(struct pcmcia_socket *s,
>  	pcmcia_device_query(p_dev);
>  
>  	if (device_register(&p_dev->dev))
> -		goto err_unreg;
> +		goto err_put_ref;
>  
>  	return p_dev;
>  
> + err_put_ref:
> +	kref_put(&p_dev->function_config->ref, pcmcia_release_function);
>   err_unreg:
>  	mutex_lock(&s->ops_mutex);
>  	list_del(&p_dev->socket_device_list);
> -- 
> 2.25.1
> 

Indeed, there's a reference leak here in this failure path. However, you
rightly note in your subsequent patch:

Am Sat, Nov 12, 2022 at 05:29:24PM +0800 schrieb Yang Yingliang:
> As comment of device_register() says, it should use put_device() to
> give up the reference in the error path, some resources is going to
> freed in pcmcia_release_dev(), so don't use error label, just return
> NULL after calling put_device().

Therefore, I'd suggest to combine both things:


From: Yang Yingliang <yangyingliang@...wei.com>
Subject: [PATCH] pcmcia: ds: fix refcount leak in pcmcia_device_add()

As the comment of device_register() says, it should use put_device()
to give up the reference in the error path. Then, insofar resources
will be freed in pcmcia_release_dev(), the error path is no longer
needed. In particular, this means that the (previously missing) dropping
of the reference to &p_dev->function_config->ref is now handled by
pcmcia_release_dev().

Fixes: 360b65b95bae ("[PATCH] pcmcia: make config_t independent, add reference counting")
Signed-off-by: Yang Yingliang <yangyingliang@...wei.com>
[linux@...inikbrodowski.net: simplification, commit message rewrite]
Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski <linux@...inikbrodowski.net>

diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
index d500e5dbbc3f..c90c68dee1e4 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
@@ -573,8 +573,14 @@ static struct pcmcia_device *pcmcia_device_add(struct pcmcia_socket *s,
 
 	pcmcia_device_query(p_dev);
 
-	if (device_register(&p_dev->dev))
-		goto err_unreg;
+	if (device_register(&p_dev->dev)) {
+		mutex_lock(&s->ops_mutex);
+		list_del(&p_dev->socket_device_list);
+		s->device_count--;
+		mutex_unlock(&s->ops_mutex);
+		put_device(&p_dev->dev);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	return p_dev;
 



What do you think?

Best,
	Dominik