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> --- v4 -> v5: * fix the bug in v4, that the prop->next should be saved before release the prop. drivers/of/dynamic.c | 26 ++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/of/dynamic.c b/drivers/of/dynamic.c index 301b6db..39d69d3 100644 --- a/drivers/of/dynamic.c +++ b/drivers/of/dynamic.c @@ -315,6 +315,18 @@ int of_detach_node(struct device_node *np) } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(of_detach_node); +static void property_list_free(struct property *prop_list) +{ + struct property *prop, *next; + + for (prop = prop_list; prop != NULL; prop = next) { + next = prop->next; + kfree(prop->name); + kfree(prop->value); + kfree(prop); + } +} + /** * of_node_release() - release a dynamically allocated node * @kref: kref element of the node to be released @@ -324,7 +336,6 @@ 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 +346,9 @@ 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; + property_list_free(node->properties); + property_list_free(node->deadprops); - if (!prop) { - prop = node->deadprops; - node->deadprops = NULL; - } - } kfree(node->full_name); kfree(node->data); kfree(node); -- 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