From: Wei Yongjun <weiyongjun1@xxxxxxxxxx> When terminating for_each_available_child_of_node() iteration with break or return, of_node_put() should be used to prevent stale device node references from being left behind. This is detected by Coccinelle semantic patch. Signed-off-by: Wei Yongjun <weiyongjun1@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c index b46be18..92b185f 100644 --- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c +++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c @@ -251,8 +251,10 @@ static int of_gpiochip_scan_gpios(struct gpio_chip *chip) continue; ret = gpiod_hog(desc, name, lflags, dflags); - if (ret < 0) + if (ret < 0) { + of_node_put(np); return ret; + } } return 0; -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-gpio" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html