linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Fix fwnode reference leaks in mv88e6xxx_port_setup

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Message-ID: <CACRpkdYVCU3Pb2u3r_G0BY19mbF8m1je696RNP_49rU7G4PvUw@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2025 10:23:04 +0200
From: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To: Miaoqian Lin <linmq006@...il.com>
Cc: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>, 
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>, 
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Fix fwnode reference leaks in mv88e6xxx_port_setup_leds

On Mon, Sep 1, 2025 at 9:32 AM Miaoqian Lin <linmq006@...il.com> wrote:

> Fix multiple fwnode reference leaks:
>
> 1. The function calls fwnode_get_named_child_node() to get the "leds" node,
>    but never calls fwnode_handle_put(leds) to release this reference.
>
> 2. Within the fwnode_for_each_child_node() loop, the early return
>    paths that don't properly release the "led" fwnode reference.
>
> This fix follows the same pattern as commit d029edefed39
> ("net dsa: qca8k: fix usages of device_get_named_child_node()")
>
> Fixes: 94a2a84f5e9e ("net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Support LED control")
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Miaoqian Lin <linmq006@...il.com>
> ---
> changes in v2:
> - use goto for cleanup in error paths
> - v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250830085508.2107507-1-linmq006@gmail.com/

When I coded it I honestly believed fwnode_get_named_child_node()
also released the children after use but apparently not, my bad :(

Reviewed-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>

Yours,
Linus Walleij