+ spi-fix-double-free-on-spi_unregister_master.patch added to -mm tree

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The patch titled
     spi: fix double-free on spi_unregister_master
has been added to the -mm tree.  Its filename is
     spi-fix-double-free-on-spi_unregister_master.patch

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Subject: spi: fix double-free on spi_unregister_master
From: Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

After 49dce689ad4ef0fd1f970ef762168e4bd46f69a3, device_for_each_child
iteration hits the master device itself.  Do not call spi_unregister_device()
for the master device.

Signed-off-by: Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: David Brownell <david-b@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

 drivers/spi/spi.c |    8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff -puN drivers/spi/spi.c~spi-fix-double-free-on-spi_unregister_master drivers/spi/spi.c
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c~spi-fix-double-free-on-spi_unregister_master
+++ a/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -457,10 +457,11 @@ done:
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_register_master);
 
 
-static int __unregister(struct device *dev, void *unused)
+static int __unregister(struct device *dev, void *master_dev)
 {
 	/* note: before about 2.6.14-rc1 this would corrupt memory: */
-	spi_unregister_device(to_spi_device(dev));
+	if (dev != master_dev)
+		spi_unregister_device(to_spi_device(dev));
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -478,7 +479,8 @@ void spi_unregister_master(struct spi_ma
 {
 	int dummy;
 
-	dummy = device_for_each_child(master->dev.parent, NULL, __unregister);
+	dummy = device_for_each_child(master->dev.parent, &master->dev,
+					__unregister);
 	device_unregister(&master->dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_unregister_master);
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from anemo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx are

origin.patch
rtcs-handle-nvram-better.patch
spi-fix-double-free-on-spi_unregister_master.patch
spi-fix-error-paths-on-txx9spi_probe.patch
clocksource-make-clocksource_mask-bullet-proof.patch

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