Re: [PATCH] clk: imx: clk-imx8mm: fix memory leak issue in 'imx8mm_clocks_probe'

From: Dan Carpenter
Date: Fri Apr 14 2023 - 12:39:26 EST


On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 12:06:59PM -0700, Stephen Boyd wrote:
> Quoting Zhou Shide (2023-04-12 20:24:39)
> > The function imx8mm_clocks_probe() has two main issues:
> > - The of_iomap() function may cause a memory leak.
> > - Memory allocated for 'clk_hw_data' may not be freed properly
> > in some paths.
> >
> > To fix these issues, this commit replaces the use of of_iomap()
> > with devm_of_iomap() and replaces kzalloc() with devm_kzalloc().
> > This ensures that all memory is properly managed and automatically
> > freed when the device is removed.
> >
> > In addition, when devm_of_iomap() allocates memory with an error,
> > it will first jump to label "unregister_hws" and
> > then return PTR_ ERR(base).
> >
> > Fixes: 9c71f9ea35d7 ("clk: imx: imx8mm: Switch to clk_hw based API")
> > Fixes: ba5625c3e272 ("clk: imx: Add clock driver support for imx8mm")
> > Signed-off-by: Zhou Shide <u201911681@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > The issue is discovered by static analysis, and the patch is not tested yet.
>
> And you're not coordinating with each other?
>

This is a university program. The patches are reviewed by his professor
and teaching assistants etc. I've been reviewing some of these patches
as well because of they're using Smatch.

regards,
dan carpenter