linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mtd: parsers: ofpart: fix OF node refcount leak in parse_fixed

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Message-ID: <ab9b27c8-3353-465b-8469-b471aa058c00@web.de>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:50:58 +0100
From: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To: Weigang He <geoffreyhe2@...il.com>, linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org,
 Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>,
 Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>, Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@...com>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mtd: parsers: ofpart: fix OF node refcount leak in
 parse_fixed_partitions()

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> Add of_node_put(ofpart_node) calls on all exit paths when dedicated is
> true to fix the reference count leak.
> 
> This bug was detected by our static analysis tool.

Will any additional background information become more helpful here?

Regards,
Markus