Hi Harshit, On 11/10/23 10:04, Harshit Mogalapalli wrote: > 1. acpi_object *obj is unused in this function, so delete it, also > delete a unnecessary kfree(obj); > 2. Fix a memory leak of 'attr_name_kobj' in the error handling path. > 3. When kobject_init_and_add() fails on every subsequent error path call > kobject_put() to cleanup. If you are fixing 3 different things, please do so in a series of 3 patches each addressing 1 of the 3 things. Regards, Hans > > Fixes: a34fc329b189 ("platform/x86: hp-bioscfg: bioscfg") > Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx> > Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx> > Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/r/202309201412.on0VXJGo-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/ > Signed-off-by: Harshit Mogalapalli <harshit.m.mogalapalli@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > This is only compile tested, based on static analysis. > --- > drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c | 14 ++++++-------- > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c > index 5798b49ddaba..b28e52b64690 100644 > --- a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c > +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c > @@ -588,7 +588,6 @@ static void release_attributes_data(void) > static int hp_add_other_attributes(int attr_type) > { > struct kobject *attr_name_kobj; > - union acpi_object *obj = NULL; > int ret; > char *attr_name; > > @@ -596,8 +595,8 @@ static int hp_add_other_attributes(int attr_type) > > attr_name_kobj = kzalloc(sizeof(*attr_name_kobj), GFP_KERNEL); > if (!attr_name_kobj) { > - ret = -ENOMEM; > - goto err_other_attr_init; > + mutex_unlock(&bioscfg_drv.mutex); > + return -ENOMEM; > } > > /* Check if attribute type is supported */ > @@ -614,15 +613,15 @@ static int hp_add_other_attributes(int attr_type) > > default: > pr_err("Error: Unknown attr_type: %d\n", attr_type); > - ret = -EINVAL; > - goto err_other_attr_init; > + kfree(attr_name_kobj); > + mutex_unlock(&bioscfg_drv.mutex); > + return -EINVAL; > } > > ret = kobject_init_and_add(attr_name_kobj, &attr_name_ktype, > NULL, "%s", attr_name); > if (ret) { > pr_err("Error encountered [%d]\n", ret); > - kobject_put(attr_name_kobj); > goto err_other_attr_init; > } > > @@ -647,10 +646,9 @@ static int hp_add_other_attributes(int attr_type) > > mutex_unlock(&bioscfg_drv.mutex); > return 0; > - > err_other_attr_init: > + kobject_put(attr_name_kobj); > mutex_unlock(&bioscfg_drv.mutex); > - kfree(obj); > return ret; > } >