Re: [PATCH 1/2] thunderbolt: Fix a leak in tb_retimer_add()

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On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 09:07:18AM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> After the device_register() succeeds, then the correct way to clean up
> is to call device_unregister().  The unregister calls both device_del()
> and device_put().  Since this code was only device_del() it results in
> a memory leak.
> 
> Fixes: dacb12877d92 ("thunderbolt: Add support for on-board retimers")
> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> This is from a new static checker warning.  Not tested.  With new
> warnings it's also possible that I have misunderstood something
> fundamental so review carefully etc.
> 
>  drivers/thunderbolt/retimer.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Both patches applied to thunderbolt.git/fixes. Thanks Dan!



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