[PATCH] net: stmmac: fix device node reference leaks in stmmac_mtl_setup()

patchwork-bot+netdevbpf at kernel.org patchwork-bot+netdevbpf at kernel.org
Mon Aug 24 11:50:15 PDT 2026


Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba at kernel.org>:

On Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:57:18 +0600 you wrote:
> In stmmac_mtl_setup(), q_node is shared across the RX and TX queue
> parsing loops. When the RX queue loop breaks early because the number
> of parsed queues reaches plat->rx_queues_to_use, q_node retains an
> acquired reference count. If the error check passes
> (queue == plat->rx_queues_to_use), execution proceeds directly to the
> TX queue loop, where of_get_next_child() immediately overwrites q_node
> with the first TX child, permanently leaking the retained RX child
> device node reference.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - net: stmmac: fix device node reference leaks in stmmac_mtl_setup()
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/317fe168f4c0

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