Re: [PATCH 1/3] net: ucc_geth: drop acquired references in probe error path and remove

["Uwe Kleine-König" <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>]

On Thu, Aug 07, 2014 at 11:48:24PM +0200, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> The ucc_geth_probe function assigns to ug_info->tbi_node and
> ug_info->phy_node a value returned by of_parse_phandle which returns a
> new reference. Put this reference again in the error path of
> ucc_geth_probe and when removing the device.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>
> ---
> No Fixes: footer here. The problem already exists in v2.6.31-rc1 (e.g.
> commit 0b9da337dca9 (net: Rework ucc_geth driver to use of_mdio
> infrastructure)). Didn't continue to research a specific commit.
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c | 9 ++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
> index 36fc429298e3..5f1aab9c4ee7 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
> @@ -3864,8 +3864,11 @@ static int ucc_geth_probe(struct platform_device* ofdev)
>  	/* Create an ethernet device instance */
>  	dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(*ugeth));
>  
> -	if (dev == NULL)
> +	if (dev == NULL) {
> +		of_node_put(ug_info->tbi_node);
> +		of_node_put(ug_info->phy_node);
>  		return -ENOMEM;
> +	}
>  
>  	ugeth = netdev_priv(dev);
>  	spin_lock_init(&ugeth->lock);
> @@ -3899,6 +3902,8 @@ static int ucc_geth_probe(struct platform_device* ofdev)
>  			pr_err("%s: Cannot register net device, aborting\n",
>  			       dev->name);
>  		free_netdev(dev);
> +		of_node_put(ug_info->tbi_node);
> +		of_node_put(ug_info->phy_node);
>  		return err;
>  	}
>  
> @@ -3922,6 +3927,8 @@ static int ucc_geth_remove(struct platform_device* ofdev)
>  	unregister_netdev(dev);
>  	free_netdev(dev);
>  	ucc_geth_memclean(ugeth);
> +	of_node_put(ugeth->info->tbi_node);
> +	of_node_put(ugeth->info->phy_node);
this must read:

	of_node_put(ugeth->ug_info->tbi_node);
	of_node_put(ugeth->ug_info->phy_node);

otherwise it fails to build.

@davem: Should I send a fixup or a new version?

Best regards
Uwe

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