The various for_each device_node iterators performs an of_node_get on each iteration, so a break out of the loop requires an of_node_put. The complete semantic patch that finds this problem is (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr): // <smpl> @r@ local idexpression n; expression e1,e2; iterator name for_each_node_by_name, for_each_node_by_type, for_each_compatible_node, for_each_matching_node, for_each_matching_node_and_match, for_each_child_of_node, for_each_available_child_of_node, for_each_node_with_property; iterator i; statement S; expression list [n1] es; @@ ( ( for_each_node_by_name(n,e1) S | for_each_node_by_type(n,e1) S | for_each_compatible_node(n,e1,e2) S | for_each_matching_node(n,e1) S | for_each_matching_node_and_match(n,e1,e2) S | for_each_child_of_node(e1,n) S | for_each_available_child_of_node(e1,n) S | for_each_node_with_property(n,e1) S ) & i(es,n,...) S ) @@ local idexpression r.n; iterator r.i; expression e; expression list [r.n1] es; @@ i(es,n,...) { ... ( of_node_put(n); | e = n | return n; | + of_node_put(n); ? return ...; ) ... } @@ local idexpression r.n; iterator r.i; expression e; expression list [r.n1] es; @@ i(es,n,...) { ... ( of_node_put(n); | e = n | + of_node_put(n); ? break; ) ... } ... when != n @@ local idexpression r.n; iterator r.i; expression e; identifier l; expression list [r.n1] es; @@ i(es,n,...) { ... ( of_node_put(n); | e = n | + of_node_put(n); ? goto l; ) ... } ... l: ... when != n // </smpl> This semantic patch puts an of_node_put before a return, but in each of these patches, we have grouped the multiple resulting of_node_puts into a single call at an error exit label. --- drivers/phy/phy-bcm-cygnus-pcie.c | 16 ++++++++++++---- drivers/phy/phy-berlin-sata.c | 20 ++++++++++++++------ drivers/phy/phy-brcmstb-sata.c | 17 ++++++++++++----- drivers/phy/phy-miphy28lp.c | 16 +++++++++++----- drivers/phy/phy-miphy365x.c | 16 +++++++++++----- drivers/phy/phy-mt65xx-usb3.c | 20 +++++++++++++------- drivers/phy/phy-rockchip-usb.c | 17 ++++++++++++----- 7 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)