netdev - Re: [PATCH net v2] net: sfc: ef10: fix memory leak in efx_ef10_mtd

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Date:   Thu, 12 May 2022 18:40:13 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Taehee Yoo <ap420073@...il.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
        edumazet@...gle.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        ecree.xilinx@...il.com, habetsm.xilinx@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2] net: sfc: ef10: fix memory leak in
 efx_ef10_mtd_probe()

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (master)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Thu, 12 May 2022 05:47:09 +0000 you wrote:
> In the NIC ->probe() callback, ->mtd_probe() callback is called.
> If NIC has 2 ports, ->probe() is called twice and ->mtd_probe() too.
> In the ->mtd_probe(), which is efx_ef10_mtd_probe() it allocates and
> initializes mtd partiion.
> But mtd partition for sfc is shared data.
> So that allocated mtd partition data from last called
> efx_ef10_mtd_probe() will not be used.
> Therefore it must be freed.
> But it doesn't free a not used mtd partition data in efx_ef10_mtd_probe().
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net,v2] net: sfc: ef10: fix memory leak in efx_ef10_mtd_probe()
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/1fa89ffbc045

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