linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: mediatek: fix device leak on probe failure

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Message-ID: <aMqumfq6w3wJGgeL@hovoldconsulting.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:50:33 +0200
From: Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
To: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
Cc: Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>,
	AngeloGioacchino Del Regno <angelogioacchino.delregno@...labora.com>,
	linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jia-Wei Chang <jia-wei.chang@...iatek.com>,
	Rex-BC Chen <rex-bc.chen@...iatek.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: mediatek: fix device leak on probe failure

On Tue, Sep 09, 2025 at 09:38:19AM +0200, Johan Hovold wrote:
> Make sure to drop the reference to the cci device taken by
> of_find_device_by_node() on probe failure (e.g. probe deferral).
> 
> Fixes: 0daa47325bae ("cpufreq: mediatek: Link CCI device to CPU")
> Cc: Jia-Wei Chang <jia-wei.chang@...iatek.com>
> Cc: Rex-BC Chen <rex-bc.chen@...iatek.com>
> Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>

Can this one be picked up for 6.18?

Johan