Re: [PATCH 3/4] EDAC/versalnet: use put_device() on device_register() failure

"Pandey, Radhey Shyam" <[email protected]> writes:

> On 8/10/2026 9:58 PM, Tarun Sahu wrote:
>> When device_register() fails, calling kfree(dev) directly bypasses the
>> device_release() callback (versal_edac_release) and leaks the allocated
>> driver core structures.
>> 
>> Fix this by calling put_device(dev) when device_register() returns an
>> error, ensuring proper refcount decrement and release cleanup.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Tarun Sahu <[email protected]>
>
> Thanks for the patch. FYI, this issue is already being addressed in an
> ongoing series.
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/
>

That is good. Should it go as saperate patch or it fits very well with
the above series. I will drop it incase of later. WDYT?

~Tarun

> -Radhey
>
>> ---
>>   drivers/edac/versalnet_edac.c | 6 ++++--
>>   1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>> 
>> diff --git a/drivers/edac/versalnet_edac.c b/drivers/edac/versalnet_edac.c
>> index 97ec05d68bbb..2912b3658915 100644
>> --- a/drivers/edac/versalnet_edac.c
>> +++ b/drivers/edac/versalnet_edac.c
>> @@ -829,8 +829,10 @@ static int init_one_mc(struct mc_priv *priv, struct platform_device *pdev, int i
>>   	dev->release = versal_edac_release;
>>   
>>   	rc = device_register(dev);
>> -	if (rc)
>> +	if (rc) {
>> +		put_device(dev);
>>   		goto err_mc_free;
>> +	}
>>   
>>   	mci->pdev = dev;
>>   	mc_init(mci, dev);
>> @@ -852,9 +854,9 @@ static int init_one_mc(struct mc_priv *priv, struct platform_device *pdev, int i
>>   	device_unregister(mci->pdev);
>>   err_mc_free:
>>   	edac_mc_free(mci);
>> +	return rc;
>>   err_dev_free:
>>   	kfree(dev);
>> -
>>   	return rc;
>>   }
>>