If a node with no properties is dynamically added, then a property is dynamically added to the node, then the property is dynamically removed, the result will be node->properties == NULL and node->deadprops != NULL. Signed-off-by: Lixin Wang <alan.1.wang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- v1: * Change the description of this patch as suggested by Frank Rowand. drivers/of/dynamic.c | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/of/dynamic.c b/drivers/of/dynamic.c index 301b6db..465d43b 100644 --- a/drivers/of/dynamic.c +++ b/drivers/of/dynamic.c @@ -335,6 +335,10 @@ void of_node_release(struct kobject *kobj) if (!of_node_check_flag(node, OF_DYNAMIC)) return; + if (!prop) { + prop = node->deadprops; + node->deadprops = NULL; + } while (prop) { struct property *next = prop->next; kfree(prop->name); -- 2.6.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html