From: Kory Maincent <kory.maincent@bootlin.com>
To: Carlo Szelinsky <github@szelinsky.de>,
Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@pengutronix.de>,
Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@lunn.ch>,
"David S . Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
Eric Dumazet <edumazet@kernel.org>,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
Cc: Piotr Kubik <piotr.kubik@adtran.com>,
Sai Krishna <saikrishnag@marvell.com>,
Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>,
Kyle Swenson <kyle.swenson@est.tech>,
netdev-bot+sashiko@kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 02/10] net: pse-pd: fix module refcount leak in pse_control_get_internal()
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:31:12 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <f80f6620-e0dd-4e1d-9fab-c15725c14ec0@bootlin.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261018082314.48950-3-github@szelinsky.de>
On 10/18/26 10:23, Carlo Szelinsky wrote:
> pse_control_get_internal() takes a module reference and then has two
> error paths that skip module_put(): a controller without
> pi_get_admin_state(), and a failing pse_pi_is_hw_enabled(). The second
> one happens on any I2C or UART error. Each time, one more reference
> leaks, and the PSE driver can no longer be unloaded.
>
> Send both to put_module, like the regulator_get_exclusive() error path.
>
> Fixes: ffef61d6d273 ("net: pse-pd: Add support for budget evaluation strategies")
> Signed-off-by: Carlo Szelinsky <github@szelinsky.de>
As spotted by sashiko you can remove the two checks on
pi_get_admin_state callback as it is already done in the
pse_controller_register() function.
Maybe you can do it in a patch before this one even if it is not a fix.
With this change:
Reviewed-by: Kory Maincent <kory.maincent@bootlin.com>
Thank you!
> ---
> drivers/net/pse-pd/pse_core.c | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/pse-pd/pse_core.c b/drivers/net/pse-pd/pse_core.c
> index c0573cbbba5b..1710f9bb7d27 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/pse-pd/pse_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/pse-pd/pse_core.c
> @@ -1427,7 +1427,7 @@ pse_control_get_internal(struct pse_controller_dev *pcdev, unsigned int index,
>
> if (!pcdev->ops->pi_get_admin_state) {
> ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
> - goto free_psec;
> + goto put_module;
> }
>
> /* Initialize admin_state_enabled before the regulator_get. This
> @@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ pse_control_get_internal(struct pse_controller_dev *pcdev, unsigned int index,
> */
> ret = pse_pi_is_hw_enabled(pcdev, index);
> if (ret < 0)
> - goto free_psec;
> + goto put_module;
>
> pcdev->pi[index].admin_state_enabled = ret;
> psec->ps = regulator_get_exclusive(pcdev->dev,
--
Köry Maincent, Bootlin
Embedded Linux and kernel engineering
https://bootlin.com
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-19 9:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-18 8:23 [PATCH net 00/10] net: pse-pd: assorted lifetime and error-path fixes Carlo Szelinsky
2026-10-18 8:23 ` [PATCH net 01/10] net: pse-pd: size the notification kfifo after defaulting nr_lines Carlo Szelinsky
2026-10-19 9:22 ` Kory Maincent
2026-10-18 8:23 ` [PATCH net 02/10] net: pse-pd: fix module refcount leak in pse_control_get_internal() Carlo Szelinsky
2026-10-19 8:51 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-10-19 9:31 ` Kory Maincent [this message]
2026-10-18 8:23 ` [PATCH net 03/10] net: pse-pd: do not keep a failed IRQ in pcdev->irq Carlo Szelinsky
2026-10-19 9:33 ` Kory Maincent
2026-10-18 8:23 ` [PATCH net 04/10] net: pse-pd: do not reach a freed PHY from the notification worker Carlo Szelinsky
2026-10-19 8:51 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-10-18 8:23 ` [PATCH net 05/10] net: pse-pd: check the PI state under the lock when setting a power limit Carlo Szelinsky
2026-10-19 8:51 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-10-19 12:30 ` Kory Maincent
2026-10-18 8:23 ` [PATCH net 06/10] net: pse-pd: do not tie a shared power domain to its creator's devres Carlo Szelinsky
2026-10-19 8:51 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-10-18 8:23 ` [PATCH net 07/10] net: pse-pd: pd692x0: release the manager power budget through devres Carlo Szelinsky
2026-10-19 12:45 ` Kory Maincent
2026-10-18 8:23 ` [PATCH net 08/10] net: pse-pd: pd692x0: defer probe while a manager supply is unresolved Carlo Szelinsky
2026-10-19 12:47 ` Kory Maincent
2026-10-18 8:23 ` [PATCH net 09/10] net: pse-pd: si3474: fix use-after-free in ancillary client error path Carlo Szelinsky
2026-10-19 12:50 ` Kory Maincent
2026-10-18 8:23 ` [PATCH net 10/10] net: pse-pd: reject a power limit whose current does not fit an int Carlo Szelinsky
2026-10-19 12:53 ` Kory Maincent
2026-10-18 23:32 ` [PATCH net 00/10] net: pse-pd: assorted lifetime and error-path fixes Ross Cawston
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