for_each_child_of_node performs an of_node_get on each iteration, so a break out of the loop requires an of_node_put. A simplified version of the semantic patch that fixes this problem is as follows (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr): // <smpl> @@ expression root,e; local idexpression child; @@ for_each_child_of_node(root, child) { ... when != of_node_put(child) when != e = child ( return child; | + of_node_put(child); ? return ...; ) ... } // </smpl> Combine the puts into code at the end of the function, for conciseness. Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/of/unittest.c | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/of/unittest.c b/drivers/of/unittest.c index 9f71770..e16ea57 100644 --- a/drivers/of/unittest.c +++ b/drivers/of/unittest.c @@ -205,16 +205,20 @@ static int __init of_unittest_check_node_linkage(struct device_node *np) if (child->parent != np) { pr_err("Child node %s links to wrong parent %s\n", child->name, np->name); - return -EINVAL; + rc = -EINVAL; + goto put_child; } rc = of_unittest_check_node_linkage(child); if (rc < 0) - return rc; + goto put_child; count += rc; } return count + 1; +put_child: + of_node_put(child); + return rc; } static void __init of_unittest_check_tree_linkage(void) -- 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