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From: Sebastian Witt <hasw@hasw.net>
To: GW <gw.kernel@tnode.com>
Cc: cpufreq@lists.linux.org.uk
Subject: Re: Memory leak in cpufreq-nforce2.c
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:43:38 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <46CF18CA.1020209@hasw.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <46CD7BE6.5040904@tnode.com>

Hello,

GW wrote:

> 
> This means that there are some memory leaks in the following driver that uses pci_get_subsys(), but no pci_dev_put():
> 

Yes, pci_dev_put(nforce2_chipset_dev) is missing in nforce2_exit()...

> I don't have this chip, therefore I couldn't test a patch if I would written it.

...unfortunately I don't own the original hardware with nForce2 chipset anymore.
     I don't think a patch for correcting this bug modifies the expected
behaviour...but it should be tested by someone who ones compatible hardware.

Regards,
Sebastian

      reply	other threads:[~2007-08-24 17:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-08-23 12:21 Memory leak in cpufreq-nforce2.c GW
2007-08-24 17:43 ` Sebastian Witt [this message]

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