[PATCH -next] powerpc: Avoid platform device Leak in the event of platform_device_add() fails

Lin Yujun linyujun809 at huawei.com
Wed Sep 14 13:26:59 AEST 2022


Use platform_device_put() to free the platform device and return
directly in the event platform_device_add() fails.

Fixes: a28d3af2a26c ("[PATCH] 2/5 powerpc: Rework PowerMac i2c part 2")
Signed-off-by: Lin Yujun <linyujun809 at huawei.com>
---
 arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/low_i2c.c | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/low_i2c.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/low_i2c.c
index c1c430c66dc9..5171635c3450 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/low_i2c.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/low_i2c.c
@@ -1487,6 +1487,7 @@ static int __init pmac_i2c_create_platform_devices(void)
 {
 	struct pmac_i2c_bus *bus;
 	int i = 0;
+	int ret;
 
 	/* In the case where we are initialized from smp_init(), we must
 	 * not use the timer (and thus the irq). It's safe from now on
@@ -1502,7 +1503,11 @@ static int __init pmac_i2c_create_platform_devices(void)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		bus->platform_dev->dev.platform_data = bus;
 		bus->platform_dev->dev.of_node = bus->busnode;
-		platform_device_add(bus->platform_dev);
+		ret = platform_device_add(bus->platform_dev);
+		if (ret) {
+			platform_device_put(bus->platform_dev);
+			return ret;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Now call platform "init" functions */
-- 
2.17.1



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