Re: [PATCH] kernel/irq/irqdomain.c: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Thu Feb 02 2023 - 11:52:02 EST


On Thu, Feb 02, 2023 at 04:48:30PM +0000, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> On Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:15:54 +0000,
> Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it,
> > otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things simpler, just
> > call debugfs_lookup_and_remove() instead which handles all of the logic
> > at once.
> >
> > Cc: Marc Zyngier <maz@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > kernel/irq/irqdomain.c | 2 +-
> > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/kernel/irq/irqdomain.c b/kernel/irq/irqdomain.c
> > index 8fe1da9614ee..e2096b51c004 100644
> > --- a/kernel/irq/irqdomain.c
> > +++ b/kernel/irq/irqdomain.c
> > @@ -1915,7 +1915,7 @@ static void debugfs_add_domain_dir(struct irq_domain *d)
> >
> > static void debugfs_remove_domain_dir(struct irq_domain *d)
> > {
> > - debugfs_remove(debugfs_lookup(d->name, domain_dir));
> > + debugfs_lookup_and_remove(d->name, domain_dir);
> > }
> >
> > void __init irq_domain_debugfs_init(struct dentry *root)
>
> Reviewed-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Maybe add a Cc stable to get this in 6.1?

Sure, I can, but how often are irq domains removed from the system under
a normal operation?

Or you can take it through your tree and add that? I too can take it
through mine, which ever is easier for you.

thanks,

greg k-h