Re: [PATCH v2] drm/msm/adreno: Fix a reference leak in a6xx_gpu_init()

[Akhil P Oommen <akhilpo@oss.qualcomm.com>]

On 1/24/2026 1:04 AM, Felix Gu wrote:
> In a6xx_gpu_init(), node is obtained via of_parse_phandle().
> While there was a manual of_node_put() at the end of the
> common path, several early error returns would bypass this call,
> resulting in a reference leak.
> Fix this by using the __free(device_node) cleanup handler to
> release the reference when the variable goes out of scope.
> 
> Fixes: 5a903a44a984 ("drm/msm/a6xx: Introduce GMU wrapper support")
> Signed-off-by: Felix Gu <ustc.gu@gmail.com>

Reviewed-by: Akhil P Oommen <akhilpo@oss.qualcomm.com>

-Akhil

> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Explicitly add header file.
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260124-a6xx_gpu-v1-1-fa0c8b2dcfb1@gmail.com
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gpu.c | 6 +++---
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gpu.c
> index 2129d230a92b..604b0f861d27 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gpu.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gpu.c
> @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
>  #include "a6xx_gmu.xml.h"
>  
>  #include <linux/bitfield.h>
> +#include <linux/cleanup.h>
>  #include <linux/devfreq.h>
>  #include <linux/firmware/qcom/qcom_scm.h>
>  #include <linux/pm_domain.h>
> @@ -2640,7 +2641,6 @@ static struct msm_gpu *a6xx_gpu_init(struct drm_device *dev)
>  	struct msm_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
>  	struct platform_device *pdev = priv->gpu_pdev;
>  	struct adreno_platform_config *config = pdev->dev.platform_data;
> -	struct device_node *node;
>  	struct a6xx_gpu *a6xx_gpu;
>  	struct adreno_gpu *adreno_gpu;
>  	struct msm_gpu *gpu;
> @@ -2660,7 +2660,8 @@ static struct msm_gpu *a6xx_gpu_init(struct drm_device *dev)
>  	adreno_gpu->registers = NULL;
>  
>  	/* Check if there is a GMU phandle and set it up */
> -	node = of_parse_phandle(pdev->dev.of_node, "qcom,gmu", 0);
> +	struct device_node *node __free(device_node) =
> +		of_parse_phandle(pdev->dev.of_node, "qcom,gmu", 0);
>  	/* FIXME: How do we gracefully handle this? */
>  	BUG_ON(!node);
>  
> @@ -2702,7 +2703,6 @@ static struct msm_gpu *a6xx_gpu_init(struct drm_device *dev)
>  		ret = a6xx_gmu_wrapper_init(a6xx_gpu, node);
>  	else
>  		ret = a6xx_gmu_init(a6xx_gpu, node);
> -	of_node_put(node);
>  	if (ret) {
>  		a6xx_destroy(&(a6xx_gpu->base.base));
>  		return ERR_PTR(ret);
> 
> ---
> base-commit: a0c666c25aeefd16f4b088c6549a6fb6b65a8a1d
> change-id: 20260123-a6xx_gpu-cbc095dbe423
> 
> Best regards,