Hi Lixin, On 10/19/17 02:40, Lixin Wang wrote: > 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. > > Add a separate function to release the properties in both lists. > > Signed-off-by: Lixin Wang <alan.1.wang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > v2 -> v3: > * Add a separate function to release the properties in both lists. > * Change the patch description for this change. > > drivers/of/dynamic.c | 27 +++++++++++++++------------ > 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/of/dynamic.c b/drivers/of/dynamic.c > index 301b6db..b28511f 100644 > --- a/drivers/of/dynamic.c > +++ b/drivers/of/dynamic.c > @@ -315,6 +315,19 @@ int of_detach_node(struct device_node *np) > } > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(of_detach_node); > > +static void __of_property_list_release(struct property *prop) > +{ > + struct property *next; > + > + while (prop) { > + next = prop->next; > + kfree(prop->name); > + kfree(prop->value); > + kfree(prop); > + prop = next; > + } > +} > + > /** > * of_node_release() - release a dynamically allocated node > * @kref: kref element of the node to be released > @@ -324,7 +337,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(of_detach_node); > void of_node_release(struct kobject *kobj) > { > struct device_node *node = kobj_to_device_node(kobj); > - struct property *prop = node->properties; > > /* We should never be releasing nodes that haven't been detached. */ > if (!of_node_check_flag(node, OF_DETACHED)) { > @@ -335,18 +347,9 @@ void of_node_release(struct kobject *kobj) > if (!of_node_check_flag(node, OF_DYNAMIC)) > return; > > - while (prop) { > - struct property *next = prop->next; > - kfree(prop->name); > - kfree(prop->value); > - kfree(prop); > - prop = next; > + __of_property_list_release(node->properties); > + __of_property_list_release(node->deadprops); > > - if (!prop) { > - prop = node->deadprops; > - node->deadprops = NULL; > - } > - } > kfree(node->full_name); > kfree(node->data); > kfree(node); > The code is correct, but I would prefer some style issues to be more consistent with device tree code. I will reply to this email with an example patch that you can use. -Frank -- 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