From: Armin Wolf <W_Armin@gmx.de>
To: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@kernel.org>,
Linux ACPI <linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>,
Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@kernel.org>,
Hans de Goede <hansg@kernel.org>,
LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Linux PM <linux-pm@vger.kernel.org>,
Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@arm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 01/10] ACPI: fan: Fix memory leak due to leftover devm_kcalloc() argument
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:01:26 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <17f7af67-7d8f-467f-bab4-46d6624459ee@gmx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <14089663.uLZWGnKmhe@rafael.j.wysocki>
Am 11.09.26 um 15:00 schrieb Rafael J. Wysocki:
> From: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
>
> An ACPI device object's dev field in passed as the first argument to
> devm_kcalloc() in acpi_fan_get_fps() which is incorrect and leads to
> a memory leak on driver probe errors and removal because the driver
> is not bound to that ACPI device.
>
> Address this by replacing that pointer with a pointer to the device the
> driver is actually bound to.
>
> While at it, drop a redundant error message after a memory allocation
> failure (that also gets printed relative to the ACPI device).
Reviewed-by: Armin Wolf <W_Armin@gmx.de>
> Fixes: d91a1d129b63 ("ACPI: fan: Use platform device for devres-related actions")
> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
> ---
> drivers/acpi/fan_core.c | 9 +++------
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/fan_core.c b/drivers/acpi/fan_core.c
> index 624d0736b581..a31d7beca5d0 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/fan_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/fan_core.c
> @@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static int acpi_fan_speed_cmp(const void *a, const void *b)
> return fps1->speed - fps2->speed;
> }
>
> -static int acpi_fan_get_fps(struct acpi_device *device)
> +static int acpi_fan_get_fps(struct device *dev, struct acpi_device *device)
> {
> struct acpi_fan *fan = acpi_driver_data(device);
> struct acpi_buffer buffer = { ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL };
> @@ -304,11 +304,8 @@ static int acpi_fan_get_fps(struct acpi_device *device)
> }
>
> fan->fps_count = obj->package.count - 1; /* minus revision field */
> - fan->fps = devm_kcalloc(&device->dev,
> - fan->fps_count, sizeof(struct acpi_fan_fps),
> - GFP_KERNEL);
> + fan->fps = devm_kcalloc(dev, fan->fps_count, sizeof(*fan->fps), GFP_KERNEL);
> if (!fan->fps) {
> - dev_err(&device->dev, "Not enough memory\n");
> status = -ENOMEM;
> goto err;
> }
> @@ -522,7 +519,7 @@ static int acpi_fan_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> if (result)
> return result;
>
> - result = acpi_fan_get_fps(device);
> + result = acpi_fan_get_fps(&pdev->dev, device);
> if (result)
> return result;
> }
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-11 21:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 37+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-11 13:00 [PATCH v1 00/10] ACPI: thermal: Register thermal class cooling devices under parents Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-09-11 13:00 ` [PATCH v1 01/10] ACPI: fan: Fix memory leak due to leftover devm_kcalloc() argument Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-09-11 16:29 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-09-12 13:48 ` Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel)
2026-09-11 21:01 ` Armin Wolf [this message]
2026-09-11 13:01 ` [PATCH v1 02/10] ACPI: video: Fix backlight unregistration ordering Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-09-11 16:27 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-09-11 16:35 ` Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel)
2026-09-11 21:02 ` Armin Wolf
2026-09-11 13:02 ` [PATCH v1 03/10] thermal: core: Introduce thermal_cooling_device_create() Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-09-11 21:04 ` Armin Wolf
2026-09-11 13:02 ` [PATCH v1 04/10] ACPI: processor: thermal: Use thermal_cooling_device_create() Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-09-11 16:32 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-09-11 16:36 ` Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel)
2026-09-11 16:46 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-09-11 17:01 ` Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel)
2026-09-11 18:06 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-09-11 21:14 ` Armin Wolf
2026-09-13 8:15 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-09-13 10:28 ` Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel)
2026-09-11 21:11 ` Armin Wolf
2026-09-11 13:03 ` [PATCH v1 05/10] ACPI: video: " Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-09-11 21:16 ` Armin Wolf
2026-09-11 13:04 ` [PATCH v1 06/10] ACPI: fan: " Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-09-11 21:17 ` Armin Wolf
2026-09-11 13:05 ` [PATCH v1 07/10] ACPI: thermal: Use cooling device parent for thermal zone binding Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-09-11 16:36 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-09-11 16:41 ` Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel)
2026-09-11 21:20 ` Armin Wolf
2026-09-11 13:05 ` [PATCH v1 08/10] ACPI: processor: thermal: Use more suitable cooling device data Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-09-11 21:22 ` Armin Wolf
2026-09-11 13:06 ` [PATCH v1 09/10] ACPI: fan: Store ACPI device pointer in struct acpi_fan Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-09-11 21:25 ` Armin Wolf
2026-09-11 13:07 ` [PATCH v1 10/10] ACPI: fan: Use more suitable cooling device data Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-09-11 21:26 ` Armin Wolf
2026-09-11 21:35 ` [PATCH v1 00/10] ACPI: thermal: Register thermal class cooling devices under parents Armin Wolf
2026-09-12 13:34 ` Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel)
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