We should use of_node_get() when a new reference of device_node is created. It is noted that the old reference stored in 'mm_gc->gc.of_node' should also be decreased. This patch is based on the fact that there is a call site in function 'qe_add_gpiochips()' of src file 'drivers\soc\fsl\qe\gpio.c'. In this function, of_mm_gpiochip_add_data() is contained in an iteration of for_each_compatible_node() which will automatically increase and decrease the refcount. So we need additional of_node_get() for the reference escape in of_mm_gpiochip_add_data(). Fixes: a19e3da5bc5f ("of/gpio: Kill of_gpio_chip and add members directly to gpio_chip") Signed-off-by: Liang He <windhl@xxxxxxx> --- changelog: v2: (1) add more explaination advised by Linus Walleij (2) use correct fix tag v1: fix the refcount bug by https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220704091313.277567-1-windhl@xxxxxxx/ NOTE: I have confirmed that the mm_gc->gc.of_node has been correctly put by of_mm_gpiochip_remove()-->gpiochip_remove()-->of_gpiochip_remove() 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 3d6c3ffd5576..de100b0217da 100644 --- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c +++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c @@ -860,7 +860,8 @@ int of_mm_gpiochip_add_data(struct device_node *np, if (mm_gc->save_regs) mm_gc->save_regs(mm_gc); - mm_gc->gc.of_node = np; + of_node_put(mm_gc->gc.of_node); + mm_gc->gc.of_node = of_node_get(np); ret = gpiochip_add_data(gc, data); if (ret) @@ -868,6 +869,7 @@ int of_mm_gpiochip_add_data(struct device_node *np, return 0; err2: + of_node_put(np); iounmap(mm_gc->regs); err1: kfree(gc->label); -- 2.25.1