linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v2] EDAC/ie31200: Fix error handling in ie31200_register

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Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2025 03:23:42 +0000
From: "Zhuo, Qiuxu" <qiuxu.zhuo@...el.com>
To: Ma Ke <make24@...as.ac.cn>, "jbaron@...mai.com" <jbaron@...mai.com>,
	"bp@...en8.de" <bp@...en8.de>, "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>
CC: "linux-edac@...r.kernel.org" <linux-edac@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2] EDAC/ie31200: Fix error handling in
 ie31200_register_mci

> From: Ma Ke <make24@...as.ac.cn>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 5, 2025 10:22 AM
> To: jbaron@...mai.com; bp@...en8.de; Luck, Tony <tony.luck@...el.com>;
> Zhuo, Qiuxu <qiuxu.zhuo@...el.com>
> Cc: linux-edac@...r.kernel.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; akpm@...ux-
> foundation.org; Ma Ke <make24@...as.ac.cn>
> Subject: [PATCH v2] EDAC/ie31200: Fix error handling in ie31200_register_mci
> 
> ie31200_register_mci() calls device_initialize() for priv->dev unconditionally.
> However, in the error path, put_device() is not called, leading to an
> imbalance. Similarly, in the unload path,
> put_device() is missing.
> 
> Although edac_mc_free() eventually frees the memory, it does not release the
> device initialized by device_initialize(). For code readability and proper pairing
> of device_initialize()/put_device(), add put_device() calls in both error and
> unload paths.
> 
> Found by code review.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ma Ke <make24@...as.ac.cn>

LGTM, thanks.

Reviewed-by: Qiuxu Zhuo <qiuxu.zhuo@...el.com>