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Message-ID: <43362d25-5be8-4158-bda2-2c8e9c4743f4@web.de>
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2025 10:42:34 +0200
From: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To: Zhen Ni <zhen.ni@...ystack.cn>, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org
Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
Jassi Brar <jassisinghbrar@...il.com>, Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] mailbox: pcc: Add missed acpi_put_table() to fix
memory leak
> In pcc_mbox_probe(), the PCCT table acquired via acpi_get_table()
> is only released in error paths but not in the success path. This
> leads to a permanent ACPI memory leak when the driver successfully
> initializes.
* You may occasionally put more than 66 characters into text lines
of such a change description.
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.16#n658
* See also once more:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.16#n94
…> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Add tags of 'Fixes' and 'Cc'
> - Change goto target from out_put_pcct to e_nomem
…> +++ b/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c
> @@ -763,19 +763,19 @@ static int pcc_mbox_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> GFP_KERNEL);
> if (!pcc_mbox_channels) {
> rc = -ENOMEM;
> - goto err;
> + goto e_nomem;
> }
…
Why do you not move the assignment statement accordingly?
…> @@ -796,17 +796,17 @@ static int pcc_mbox_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> !pcc_mbox_ctrl->txdone_irq) {
> pr_err("Platform Interrupt flag must be set to 1");
> rc = -EINVAL;
> - goto err;
> + goto e_nomem;
> }
…
You misunderstood one of my development suggestions.
…> @@ -827,9 +827,8 @@ static int pcc_mbox_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
…> - return 0;
> -err:
> +
> +e_nomem:
> acpi_put_table(pcct_tbl);
> return rc;
> }
Would an other code variant be more reasonable?
e_nomem:
rc = -ENOMEM;
goto err;
Regards,
Markus
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