[PATCH v2] irqchip/gic-v3-its: Drop ITS node reference on its_of_probe() errors
Marc Zyngier
maz at kernel.org
Wed Nov 11 01:16:26 PST 2026
On Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:18:10 +0000,
Yuho Choi <oss.patchbox at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> its_of_probe() walks the ITS nodes with of_find_matching_node(), which
> drops the reference on the previous node and returns the next one with
> its reference count raised. The loops are balanced when they run to the
> end, but the three error returns (a failed its_reset_one(), a failed
> its_node_init() and a failed its_probe_one()) leave with the current
> node still referenced.
>
> Declare the iterator in each loop with __free(device_node), so that the
> reference is dropped whichever way the loop is left.
>
> Fixes: c733ebb7cb67 ("irqchip/gic-v3-its: Reset each ITS's BASERn register before probe")
> Fixes: 9585a495ac93 ("irqchip/gic-v3-its: Split allocation from initialisation of its_node")
> Suggested-by: Marc Zyngier <maz at kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Yuho Choi <oss.patchbox at gmail.com>
> ---
> v2:
> - Use __free(device_node) on the loop iterators instead of adding
> of_node_put() to each error return (Marc).
> - Rebased on v7.4-rc1.
>
> v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260923165447.619477-1-oss.patchbox@gmail.com
>
> Compile-tested only (arm64 defconfig, W=1).
>
> drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c | 7 ++++---
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
> index 282e4bafb084..7c5df91a317c 100644
> --- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
> +++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
> @@ -5572,7 +5572,6 @@ static void its_node_destroy(struct its_node *its)
>
> static int __init its_of_probe(struct device_node *node)
> {
> - struct device_node *np;
> struct resource res;
> int err;
>
> @@ -5582,7 +5581,8 @@ static int __init its_of_probe(struct device_node *node)
> * reset, don't even try to go any further, as this could
> * result in something even worse.
> */
> - for (np = of_find_matching_node(node, its_device_id); np;
> + for (struct device_node *np __free(device_node) =
> + of_find_matching_node(node, its_device_id); np;
nit: please don't split assignments. Long lines are perfectly fine.
> np = of_find_matching_node(np, its_device_id)) {
> if (!of_device_is_available(np) ||
> !of_property_read_bool(np, "msi-controller") ||
> @@ -5594,7 +5594,8 @@ static int __init its_of_probe(struct device_node *node)
> return err;
> }
>
> - for (np = of_find_matching_node(node, its_device_id); np;
> + for (struct device_node *np __free(device_node) =
> + of_find_matching_node(node, its_device_id); np;
> np = of_find_matching_node(np, its_device_id)) {
> struct its_node *its;
>
With that addressed:
Acked-by: Marc Zyngier <maz at kernel.org>
M.
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