Hi,
* guomengqi (A) <guomengqi3@xxxxxxxxxx> [230706 03:21]:
> 在 2023/7/4 17:18, Linus Walleij 写道:
> > On Mon, Jul 3, 2023 at 10:24 AM Guo Mengqi <guomengqi3@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > In a reliability test which repeatedly load and remove a module,
> > > I found some kmalloc-256 memory leaks in pinctrl-single.
> > >
> > > pcs_dt_node_to_map() will recognize a dt_node and
> > > make a mapping for it. Along the way some pinctrl functions and groups
> > > are registered in pinctrl-single controller. These functions/groups are
> > > registered once and not removed during the system lifetime.
> > >
> > > When the client module loads again, pcs_dt_node_to_map() fail to consider
> > > this situation, create the same set of resources, and does not release or
> > > use them.
> > >
> > > To fix this, add a check at the start of pcs_parse_one_pinctrl_entry/
> > > pcs_parse_bits_in_pinctrl_entry. If the target is found,
> > > then all the resource allocation and parsing work can be skipped,
> > > just set the mapping with existing function/group information.
> > >
> > > Fixes: 8b8b091bf07f ("pinctrl: Add one-register-per-pin type device tree
> > > based pinctrl driver")
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Guo Mengqi <guomengqi3@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Good catch!
> >
> > I expect Tony to review the patch in-depth.
>
> Thank you :)
Thanks for looking into it. I wonder if we can rely on naming for
pinmux_func_name_to_selector() though. Can things change in a way where
we need to release everything and reparse? Mostly wondering what happens
with DT overlays?
> > > -static int pinmux_func_name_to_selector(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
> > > +int pinmux_func_name_to_selector(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
> > > const char *function)
> > > {
> > > const struct pinmux_ops *ops = pctldev->desc->pmxops;
> > It appears you need to add EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() for this function
> > so the module can build. (This is why the build robot complains.)
> Yes, it happens when config=M. I will send a v2 patch later to fix this.
That change might be worth doing in any case if there is need for it.
Regards,
Tony
