[PATCH] pinctrl: pinconf-generic: Fix memory leak in pinconf_generic_parse_dt_config()

[PATCH] pinctrl: pinconf-generic: Fix memory leak in pinconf_generic_parse_dt_config()

[Felix Gu]

In pinconf_generic_parse_dt_config(), if parse_dt_cfg() fails, it returns
directly. This bypasses the cleanup logic and results in a memory leak of
the cfg buffer.

Fix this by jumping to the out label on failure, ensuring kfree(cfg) is
called before returning.

Fixes: 90a18c512884 ("pinctrl: pinconf-generic: Handle string values for generic properties")
Signed-off-by: Felix Gu <ustc.gu@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.c
index 94b1d057197c..2b030bd0e6ad 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.c
@@ -351,13 +351,13 @@ int pinconf_generic_parse_dt_config(struct device_node *np,
 
 	ret = parse_dt_cfg(np, dt_params, ARRAY_SIZE(dt_params), cfg, &ncfg);
 	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+		goto out;
 	if (pctldev && pctldev->desc->num_custom_params &&
 		pctldev->desc->custom_params) {
 		ret = parse_dt_cfg(np, pctldev->desc->custom_params,
 				   pctldev->desc->num_custom_params, cfg, &ncfg);
 		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+			goto out;
 	}
 
 	/* no configs found at all */

---
base-commit: 635c467cc14ebdffab3f77610217c1dacaf88e8c
change-id: 20260214-pinconf-cbc1e31088ff

Best regards,
-- 
Felix Gu <ustc.gu@gmail.com>

Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: pinconf-generic: Fix memory leak in pinconf_generic_parse_dt_config()

[Antonio Borneo]

On Sat, 2026-02-14 at 23:14 +0800, Felix Gu wrote:
> In pinconf_generic_parse_dt_config(), if parse_dt_cfg() fails, it returns
> directly. This bypasses the cleanup logic and results in a memory leak of
> the cfg buffer.
> 
> Fix this by jumping to the out label on failure, ensuring kfree(cfg) is
> called before returning.
> 
> Fixes: 90a18c512884 ("pinctrl: pinconf-generic: Handle string values for generic properties")
> Signed-off-by: Felix Gu <ustc.gu@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.c
> index 94b1d057197c..2b030bd0e6ad 100644
> --- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.c
> +++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinconf-generic.c
> @@ -351,13 +351,13 @@ int pinconf_generic_parse_dt_config(struct device_node *np,
>  
>         ret = parse_dt_cfg(np, dt_params, ARRAY_SIZE(dt_params), cfg, &ncfg);
>         if (ret)
> -               return ret;
> +               goto out;
>         if (pctldev && pctldev->desc->num_custom_params &&
>                 pctldev->desc->custom_params) {
>                 ret = parse_dt_cfg(np, pctldev->desc->custom_params,
>                                    pctldev->desc->num_custom_params, cfg, &ncfg);
>                 if (ret)
> -                       return ret;
> +                       goto out;
>         }
>  
>         /* no configs found at all */
> 
> ---
> base-commit: 635c467cc14ebdffab3f77610217c1dacaf88e8c
> change-id: 20260214-pinconf-cbc1e31088ff
> 
> Best regards,

Reviewed-by: Antonio Borneo <antonio.borneo@foss.st.com>

Thanks!
Antonio

Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: pinconf-generic: Fix memory leak in pinconf_generic_parse_dt_config()

[Linus Walleij]

On Sat, Feb 14, 2026 at 4:14 PM Felix Gu <ustc.gu@gmail.com> wrote:

> In pinconf_generic_parse_dt_config(), if parse_dt_cfg() fails, it returns
> directly. This bypasses the cleanup logic and results in a memory leak of
> the cfg buffer.
>
> Fix this by jumping to the out label on failure, ensuring kfree(cfg) is
> called before returning.
>
> Fixes: 90a18c512884 ("pinctrl: pinconf-generic: Handle string values for generic properties")
> Signed-off-by: Felix Gu <ustc.gu@gmail.com>

Patch applied for fixes.

Yours,
Linus Walleij