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> Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/mtd/nand/sunxi_nand.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/sunxi_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/sunxi_nand.c index 2ed52e4..1bbcc0c 100644 --- a/drivers/mtd/nand/sunxi_nand.c +++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/sunxi_nand.c @@ -1391,8 +1391,10 @@ static int sunxi_nand_chips_init(struct device *dev, struct sunxi_nfc *nfc) for_each_child_of_node(np, nand_np) { ret = sunxi_nand_chip_init(dev, nfc, nand_np); - if (ret) + if (ret) { + of_node_put(nand_np); return ret; + } } return 0; -- 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