3.6.11.4 stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. ------------------ From: Federico Vaga <federico.vaga@xxxxxxxxx> [ Upstream commit 5a65dcc04cda41f4122aacc37a5a348454645399 ] The serial core uses device_find_child() but does not drop the reference to the retrieved child after using it. This patch add the missing put_device(). What I have done to test this issue. I used a machine with an AMBA PL011 serial driver. I tested the patch on next-20120408 because the last branch [next-20120415] does not boot on this board. For test purpose, I added some pr_info() messages to print the refcount after device_find_child() (lines: 1937,2009), and after put_device() (lines: 1947, 2021). Boot the machine *without* put_device(). Then: echo reboot > /sys/power/disk echo disk > /sys/power/state [ 87.058575] uart_suspend_port:1937 refcount 4 [ 87.058582] uart_suspend_port:1947 refcount 4 [ 87.098083] uart_resume_port:2009refcount 5 [ 87.098088] uart_resume_port:2021 refcount 5 echo disk > /sys/power/state [ 103.055574] uart_suspend_port:1937 refcount 6 [ 103.055580] uart_suspend_port:1947 refcount 6 [ 103.095322] uart_resume_port:2009 refcount 7 [ 103.095327] uart_resume_port:2021 refcount 7 echo disk > /sys/power/state [ 252.459580] uart_suspend_port:1937 refcount 8 [ 252.459586] uart_suspend_port:1947 refcount 8 [ 252.499611] uart_resume_port:2009 refcount 9 [ 252.499616] uart_resume_port:2021 refcount 9 The refcount continuously increased. Boot the machine *with* this patch. Then: echo reboot > /sys/power/disk echo disk > /sys/power/state [ 159.333559] uart_suspend_port:1937 refcount 4 [ 159.333566] uart_suspend_port:1947 refcount 3 [ 159.372751] uart_resume_port:2009 refcount 4 [ 159.372755] uart_resume_port:2021 refcount 3 echo disk > /sys/power/state [ 185.713614] uart_suspend_port:1937 refcount 4 [ 185.713621] uart_suspend_port:1947 refcount 3 [ 185.752935] uart_resume_port:2009 refcount 4 [ 185.752940] uart_resume_port:2021 refcount 3 echo disk > /sys/power/state [ 207.458584] uart_suspend_port:1937 refcount 4 [ 207.458591] uart_suspend_port:1947 refcount 3 [ 207.498598] uart_resume_port:2009 refcount 4 [ 207.498605] uart_resume_port:2021 refcount 3 The refcount correctly handled. Signed-off-by: Federico Vaga <federico.vaga@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c index a21dc8e..9d2c26c 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c @@ -1877,6 +1877,8 @@ int uart_suspend_port(struct uart_driver *drv, struct uart_port *uport) mutex_unlock(&port->mutex); return 0; } + put_device(tty_dev); + if (console_suspend_enabled || !uart_console(uport)) uport->suspended = 1; @@ -1942,9 +1944,11 @@ int uart_resume_port(struct uart_driver *drv, struct uart_port *uport) disable_irq_wake(uport->irq); uport->irq_wake = 0; } + put_device(tty_dev); mutex_unlock(&port->mutex); return 0; } + put_device(tty_dev); uport->suspended = 0; /* -- 1.7.10.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stable" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html