linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: vchiq_arm: Fix missing refcount decrement in error path for fw

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Message-ID: <63e1351e-d8f3-4b98-8abe-a2541f95281a@stanley.mountain>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 12:06:25 +0300
From: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...aro.org>
To: Javier Carrasco <javier.carrasco.cruz@...il.com>
Cc: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@...adcom.com>,
	Broadcom internal kernel review list <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Stefan Wahren <wahrenst@....net>,
	Umang Jain <umang.jain@...asonboard.com>,
	Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>,
	linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: vchiq_arm: Fix missing refcount decrement in
 error path for fw_node

On Mon, Oct 14, 2024 at 10:49:28AM +0200, Javier Carrasco wrote:
> In this particular case, and as Greg pointed out, that is not a real
> threat anyway. My digression comes to an end, and v2 is on its way.
> 

I mean the other thing that we would accept is if you moved the NULL check to
be the first thing after the declaration block...

regards,
dan carpenter