Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: freescale: imx1: Fix device node leaks in imx1_pinctrl_dt_is_flat_functions()

[Frank Li <Frank.li@oss.nxp.com>]

On Fri, Aug 21, 2026 at 11:08:13AM +0600, Md Rabbani wrote:
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> imx1_pinctrl_dt_is_flat_functions() uses for_each_child_of_node() to
> iterate over child and grandchild nodes. When the function returns
> early upon finding an "fsl,pins" property, it does not release the
> acquired device_node references, leaking their reference counts.
>
> Switch to for_each_child_of_node_scoped() to automatically drop the
> node references on early return and loop exit, matching the pattern used
> in pinctrl-imx.c and elsewhere in this driver.
>
> Signed-off-by: Md Rabbani <rabbanyhmm@gmail.com>
> ---

Manush Prajwal already post the same patch

https://lore.kernel.org/imx/20260814190527.969-1-manushprajwal555@gmail.com/

Frank
>  drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx1-core.c | 7 ++-----
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx1-core.c b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx1-core.c
> index b7bd4ef9c0..4a6bdaefa4 100644
> --- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx1-core.c
> +++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-imx1-core.c
> @@ -547,14 +547,11 @@ static int imx1_pinctrl_parse_functions(struct device_node *np,
>   */
>  static bool imx1_pinctrl_dt_is_flat_functions(struct device_node *np)
>  {
> -       struct device_node *function_np;
> -       struct device_node *pinctrl_np;
> -
> -       for_each_child_of_node(np, function_np) {
> +       for_each_child_of_node_scoped(np, function_np) {
>                 if (of_property_present(function_np, "fsl,pins"))
>                         return true;
>
> -               for_each_child_of_node(function_np, pinctrl_np) {
> +               for_each_child_of_node_scoped(function_np, pinctrl_np) {
>                         if (of_property_present(pinctrl_np, "fsl,pins"))
>                                 return false;
>                 }
> --
> 2.55.0.windows.3
>
>