From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
To: patches@lists.linux.dev, stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Kaushlendra Kumar <kaushlendra.kumar@intel.com>,
Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>, Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-6.6] regmap: maple: free entry on mas_store_gfp() failure
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:33:13 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260128223332.2806589-15-sashal@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260128223332.2806589-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Kaushlendra Kumar <kaushlendra.kumar@intel.com>
[ Upstream commit f3f380ce6b3d5c9805c7e0b3d5bc28d9ec41e2e8 ]
regcache_maple_write() allocates a new block ('entry') to merge
adjacent ranges and then stores it with mas_store_gfp().
When mas_store_gfp() fails, the new 'entry' remains allocated and
is never freed, leaking memory.
Free 'entry' on the failure path; on success continue freeing the
replaced neighbor blocks ('lower', 'upper').
Signed-off-by: Kaushlendra Kumar <kaushlendra.kumar@intel.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260105031820.260119-1-kaushlendra.kumar@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
### SUMMARY
**What the commit fixes:**
A memory leak in `regcache_maple_write()` where the allocated `entry`
block is not freed when `mas_store_gfp()` fails. This is a clear
resource leak bug.
**Why it matters to stable users:**
- Memory leaks affect system stability over time, especially on long-
running embedded systems that commonly use regmap
- Under memory pressure scenarios, this leak compounds the problem
- regmap is core infrastructure used by many hardware drivers
**Stable kernel criteria assessment:**
1. ✅ **Obviously correct**: The fix follows standard kernel error
handling patterns - allocate, try to use, free on failure
2. ✅ **Fixes a real bug**: Memory leak is a real, user-visible issue
3. ✅ **Important issue**: Memory leaks can lead to system
instability/OOM
4. ✅ **Small and contained**: ~8 lines changed in a single file, single
function
5. ✅ **No new features**: Pure bug fix
6. ✅ **Clean backport**: Self-contained fix with no dependencies
**Risk vs Benefit:**
- **Risk**: Very low - the change only affects the error path of
`mas_store_gfp()` failure
- **Benefit**: Fixes a memory leak in widely-used infrastructure code
- The logic is straightforward and the fix is obviously correct
**Affected versions:**
- The regcache-maple.c file was introduced in v6.4
- Applicable to stable trees: 6.4.y, 6.6.y (LTS), and newer
**Concerns:**
- None - this is a textbook stable backport candidate
**YES**
drivers/base/regmap/regcache-maple.c | 11 ++++++-----
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/base/regmap/regcache-maple.c b/drivers/base/regmap/regcache-maple.c
index 2319c30283a6d..9cf0384ce7b95 100644
--- a/drivers/base/regmap/regcache-maple.c
+++ b/drivers/base/regmap/regcache-maple.c
@@ -95,12 +95,13 @@ static int regcache_maple_write(struct regmap *map, unsigned int reg,
mas_unlock(&mas);
- if (ret == 0) {
- kfree(lower);
- kfree(upper);
+ if (ret) {
+ kfree(entry);
+ return ret;
}
-
- return ret;
+ kfree(lower);
+ kfree(upper);
+ return 0;
}
static int regcache_maple_drop(struct regmap *map, unsigned int min,
--
2.51.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-01-28 22:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-28 22:32 [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-5.10] ALSA: hda/realtek: Fix headset mic for TongFang X6AR55xU Sasha Levin
2026-01-28 22:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] io_uring/rw: free potentially allocated iovec on cache put failure Sasha Levin
2026-01-28 22:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-6.1] ALSA: hda/realtek: ALC269 fixup for Lenovo Yoga Book 9i 13IRU8 audio Sasha Levin
2026-01-28 22:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] ALSA: usb-audio: Add delay quirk for MOONDROP Moonriver2 Ti Sasha Levin
2026-01-28 22:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-6.6] spi: hisi-kunpeng: Fixed the wrong debugfs node name in hisi_spi debugfs initialization Sasha Levin
2026-01-28 22:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-5.10] scsi: target: iscsi: Fix use-after-free in iscsit_dec_conn_usage_count() Sasha Levin
2026-01-28 22:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] btrfs: fix Wmaybe-uninitialized warning in replay_one_buffer() Sasha Levin
2026-01-28 22:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-5.10] scsi: target: iscsi: Fix use-after-free in iscsit_dec_session_usage_count() Sasha Levin
2026-01-28 22:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] Revert "drm/amd/display: pause the workload setting in dm" Sasha Levin
2026-01-28 22:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] btrfs: sync read disk super and set block size Sasha Levin
2026-01-28 22:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-5.10] wifi: mac80211: don't increment crypto_tx_tailroom_needed_cnt twice Sasha Levin
2026-01-28 22:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] spi: intel-pci: Add support for Nova Lake SPI serial flash Sasha Levin
2026-01-28 22:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-6.12] btrfs: reject new transactions if the fs is fully read-only Sasha Levin
2026-01-28 22:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] riscv: Use 64-bit variable for output in __get_user_asm Sasha Levin
2026-01-28 22:33 ` Sasha Levin [this message]
2026-01-28 22:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-6.1] wifi: mac80211: correctly check if CSA is active Sasha Levin
2026-01-28 22:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-5.10] wifi: cfg80211: Fix bitrate calculation overflow for HE rates Sasha Levin
2026-01-28 22:33 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] tracing: Avoid possible signed 64-bit truncation Sasha Levin
2026-01-29 0:59 ` Steven Rostedt
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2026-02-02 21:45 [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-6.12] ALSA: hda/realtek - fixed speaker no sound Sasha Levin
2026-02-02 21:46 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-6.6] regmap: maple: free entry on mas_store_gfp() failure Sasha Levin
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