Re: [PATCH v2] net: mdio: fix unbalanced fwnode reference count in mdio_device_release()

["Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@armlinux.org.uk>]

On Sat, Dec 03, 2022 at 03:34:41PM +0800, Zeng Heng wrote:
> There is warning report about of_node refcount leak
> while probing mdio device:
> 
> OF: ERROR: memory leak, expected refcount 1 instead of 2,
> of_node_get()/of_node_put() unbalanced - destroy cset entry:
> attach overlay node /spi/soc@0/mdio@710700c0/ethernet@4
> 
> In of_mdiobus_register_device(), we increase fwnode refcount
> by fwnode_handle_get() before associating the of_node with
> mdio device, but it has never been decreased in normal path.
> Since that, in mdio_device_release(), it needs to call
> fwnode_handle_put() in addition instead of calling kfree()
> directly.
> 
> After above, just calling mdio_device_free() in the error handle
> path of of_mdiobus_register_device() is enough to keep the
> refcount balanced.
> 
> Fixes: a9049e0c513c ("mdio: Add support for mdio drivers.")
> Signed-off-by: Zeng Heng <zengheng4@huawei.com>
> Reviewed-by: Yang Yingliang <yangyingliang@huawei.com>

LGTM, thanks!

Reviewed-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk>

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