[PATCH 1/2] ARM: imx: fix device_node refcount leak in imx_src_init()

Weigang He geoffreyhe2 at gmail.com
Tue Jun 9 22:06:24 PDT 2026


imx_src_init() obtains a device_node reference via
of_find_compatible_node() matching "fsl,imx51-src" and uses it only to
call of_iomap(). It never releases that reference: on the success path
the function returns at the end without of_node_put(np), leaking one
device_node refcount on every boot of an i.MX5/6 platform.

Release the reference right after of_iomap(). of_iomap() maps the
node's registers but does not retain a reference to the device_node, so
the node can be put once the mapping is done. The early return on a NULL
np needs no put.

Found by static analysis tool CodeQL.

Fixes: bd3d924d71a4 ("ARM i.MX5: Add System Reset Controller (SRC) support for i.MX51 and i.MX53")
Signed-off-by: Weigang He <geoffreyhe2 at gmail.com>
---
 arch/arm/mach-imx/src.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/src.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/src.c
index 59a8e8cc44693..f28bfb653a88f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/src.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/src.c
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ void __init imx_src_init(void)
 	if (!np)
 		return;
 	src_base = of_iomap(np, 0);
+	of_node_put(np);
 	WARN_ON(!src_base);
 
 	/*
-- 
2.43.0




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