linux-kernel - [PATCH v2] PCI: fix reference leak in pci_register_host

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Message-Id: <20250217023545.2248438-1-make24@iscas.ac.cn>
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:35:45 +0800
From: Ma Ke <make24@...as.ac.cn>
To: bhelgaas@...gle.com,
	arnd@...db.de,
	treding@...dia.com
Cc: linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	Ma Ke <make24@...as.ac.cn>,
	stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2] PCI: fix reference leak in pci_register_host_bridge()

Once device_register() failed, we should call put_device() to
decrement reference count for cleanup. Or it could cause memory leak.

device_register() includes device_add(). As comment of device_add()
says, 'if device_add() succeeds, you should call device_del() when you
want to get rid of it. If device_add() has not succeeded, use only
put_device() to drop the reference count'.

Found by code review.

Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
Fixes: 37d6a0a6f470 ("PCI: Add pci_register_host_bridge() interface")
Signed-off-by: Ma Ke <make24@...as.ac.cn>
---
Changes in v2:
- modified the patch description.
---
 drivers/pci/probe.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/pci/probe.c b/drivers/pci/probe.c
index b6536ed599c3..03dc65cf48f1 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/probe.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/probe.c
@@ -1017,8 +1017,10 @@ static int pci_register_host_bridge(struct pci_host_bridge *bridge)
 	name = dev_name(&bus->dev);
 
 	err = device_register(&bus->dev);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
+		put_device(&bus->dev);
 		goto unregister;
+	}
 
 	pcibios_add_bus(bus);
 
-- 
2.25.1