From: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx> A call to cpufreq_cpu_get should be matched by a call to cpufreq_cpu_put. The problem was fixed using the following semantic patch. (http://www.emn.fr/x-info/coccinelle/) // <smpl> @@ type T; identifier E; expression E1, E2; int ret; statement S; @@ T E; ... when any ( E = cpufreq_cpu_get(...); if (E == NULL) S | if ((E = cpufreq_cpu_get(...)) == NULL) S ) ... when != E2 = E when strict ( cpufreq_cpu_put(E); | E1 = E; | + cpufreq_cpu_put(E); return; | + cpufreq_cpu_put(E); return ret; ) // </smpl> Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx> --- diff -u -p a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c --- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c 2008-01-06 11:51:40.000000000 +0100 +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c 2008-01-06 12:01:47.000000000 +0100 @@ -649,8 +649,10 @@ static ssize_t show(struct kobject * kob if (!policy) return -EINVAL; - if (lock_policy_rwsem_read(policy->cpu) < 0) + if (lock_policy_rwsem_read(policy->cpu) < 0) { + cpufreq_cpu_put(policy); return -EINVAL; + } if (fattr->show) ret = fattr->show(policy, buf); @@ -673,8 +675,10 @@ static ssize_t store(struct kobject * ko if (!policy) return -EINVAL; - if (lock_policy_rwsem_write(policy->cpu) < 0) + if (lock_policy_rwsem_write(policy->cpu) < 0) { + cpufreq_cpu_put(policy); return -EINVAL; + } if (fattr->store) ret = fattr->store(policy, buf, count); - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html