netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: chip: Add of_node

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Date:   Tue, 23 Jul 2019 13:38:00 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     nishkadg.linux@...il.com
Cc:     andrew@...n.ch, vivien.didelot@...il.com, f.fainelli@...il.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: chip: Add of_node_put() before
 return

From: Nishka Dasgupta <nishkadg.linux@...il.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 16:13:07 +0530

> Each iteration of for_each_available_child_of_node puts the previous
> node, but in the case of a return from the middle of the loop, there is
> no put, thus causing a memory leak. Hence add an of_node_put before the
> return.
> Issue found with Coccinelle.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nishka Dasgupta <nishkadg.linux@...il.com>

Applied, but as I've repeatedly stated these OF node looping constructs
are EXTREMELY ERROR PRONE.

We must fix these kinds of interfaces so that they are easier to use
correctly.