[PATCH] phy: core: fix an OF node reference leak in _of_phy_get()
Joe Hattori
joe at pf.is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Wed Dec 11 18:11:10 PST 2024
_of_phy_get() does not decrement the refcount of the obtained OF node in
the error path. Add a of_node_put() call before returning.
This bug was found by an experimental static analysis tool that I am
developing.
Fixes: b7563e2796f8 ("phy: work around 'phys' references to usb-nop-xceiv devices")
Signed-off-by: Joe Hattori <joe at pf.is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp>
---
drivers/phy/phy-core.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/phy/phy-core.c b/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
index f053b525ccff..bca303d51fd2 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
@@ -629,8 +629,10 @@ static struct phy *_of_phy_get(struct device_node *np, int index)
return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
/* This phy type handled by the usb-phy subsystem for now */
- if (of_device_is_compatible(args.np, "usb-nop-xceiv"))
+ if (of_device_is_compatible(args.np, "usb-nop-xceiv")) {
+ of_node_put(args.np);
return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+ }
mutex_lock(&phy_provider_mutex);
phy_provider = of_phy_provider_lookup(args.np);
--
2.34.1
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