Hi Hangyu, On 4/18/22 12:17, Hangyu Hua wrote: > vch will be free in virtio_rpmsg_release_device() when > rpmsg_ctrldev_register_device() fails. There is no need to call > kfree() again. > > Fixes: c486682ae1e2 ("rpmsg: virtio: Register the rpmsg_char device") > Signed-off-by: Hangyu Hua <hbh25y@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c | 1 - > 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c > index 603233f0686e..3b7b47f785cf 100644 > --- a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c > +++ b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c > @@ -851,7 +851,6 @@ static struct rpmsg_device *rpmsg_virtio_add_ctrl_dev(struct virtio_device *vdev > > err = rpmsg_ctrldev_register_device(rpdev_ctrl); > if (err) { > - kfree(vch); > return ERR_PTR(err); > } > Good catch! I confirmed by testing the error case. There is a double free. That said this highlight a quite more complex issue as rpmsg_virtio_del_ctrl_dev[1] and rpmsg_ns_register_device(rpdev_ns)error case[2] need also some improvements. [1] https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v5.18-rc3/source/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c#L861 [2]https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v5.18-rc3/source/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c#L974 Please find at the end of my mail a V2 patch that should fix more error cases. As you initiate the fix, do you want to send the V2 or do you prefer that I send the fix? Thanks, Arnaud Subject: [PATCH V2] rpmsg: virtio: fix possible double free in rpmsg_probe() the virtio_rpmsg_channel structure will be free in virtio_rpmsg_release_device() when the device_register() fails or when device_unregister is called. There is no need to call kfree() again. Fixes: c486682ae1e2 ("rpmsg: virtio: Register the rpmsg_char device") Signed-off-by: Hangyu Hua <hbh25y@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Arnaud Pouliquen <arnaud.pouliquen@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c | 10 +++------- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c index 3ede25b1f2e4..a65c8be9b11f 100644 --- a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c +++ b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c @@ -850,10 +850,8 @@ static struct rpmsg_device *rpmsg_virtio_add_ctrl_dev(struct virtio_device *vdev rpdev_ctrl->little_endian = virtio_is_little_endian(vrp->vdev); err = rpmsg_ctrldev_register_device(rpdev_ctrl); - if (err) { - kfree(vch); + if (err) return ERR_PTR(err); - } return rpdev_ctrl; } @@ -862,7 +860,7 @@ static void rpmsg_virtio_del_ctrl_dev(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev_ctrl) { if (!rpdev_ctrl) return; - kfree(to_virtio_rpmsg_channel(rpdev_ctrl)); + device_unregister(&rpdev_ctrl->dev); } static int rpmsg_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev) @@ -973,7 +971,7 @@ static int rpmsg_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev) err = rpmsg_ns_register_device(rpdev_ns); if (err) - goto free_vch; + goto free_ctrldev; } /* @@ -997,8 +995,6 @@ static int rpmsg_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev) return 0; -free_vch: - kfree(vch); free_ctrldev: rpmsg_virtio_del_ctrl_dev(rpdev_ctrl); free_coherent: -- 2.24.3