[PATCH v2 1/8] coresight: Fix memory leak in coresight_alloc_device_name()

[Leo Yan]

Hi Suzuki,

On Mon, Jan 26, 2026 at 03:48:28PM +0000, Suzuki K Poulose wrote:

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> > @@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@ char *coresight_alloc_device_name(struct coresight_dev_list *dict,
> >   	if (idx < 0) {
> >   		/* Make space for the new entry */
> >   		idx = dict->nr_idx;
> > -		list = krealloc_array(dict->fwnode_list,
> > +		list = devm_krealloc_array(dev, dict->fwnode_list,
> >   				      idx + 1, sizeof(*dict->fwnode_list),
> 
> This is wrong. This would mean, the array gets released when the "dev" goes
> away and thats not good. This is a per-driver list, not a per-device list.
> Also, please remember that, we need to keep that node alive
> when the device goes away, to make sure to allocate the same device name
> when if/it comes back.  May be, you could release the  list and array, when
> the "driver" goes away.

Indeed.  In next spin, I will to fix the leak in module exit.

Thanks for pointing this out.

Leo