* [PATCH 0/2] ARM: vexpress: fix two device_node refcount leaks
@ 2026-09-25 17:32 Weigang He
2026-09-25 17:32 ` [PATCH 1/2] ARM: vexpress: fix device_node refcount leak in vexpress_flags_set() Weigang He
2026-09-25 17:32 ` [PATCH 2/2] ARM: vexpress: fix device_node refcount leak in vexpress_smp_dt_prepare_cpus() Weigang He
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From: Weigang He @ 2026-09-25 17:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Liviu Dudau, Sudeep Holla, Lorenzo Pieralisi
Cc: Linus Walleij, Russell King, Lee Jones, linux-arm-kernel,
linux-kernel, Weigang He
The Versatile Express SMP bring-up path leaks two device_node references
during boot:
- vexpress_flags_set() (mach-versatile/v2m.c) leaks the
"arm,vexpress-sysreg" node obtained via of_find_compatible_node().
- vexpress_smp_dt_prepare_cpus() (mach-versatile/platsmp-vexpress.c)
leaks the SCU node obtained via of_find_matching_node().
of_iomap() does not take ownership of the node, so each is a one-shot
refcount leak with no functional impact. They were introduced by
different commits, so they are split into one patch each.
The first leak was reported by static analysis (CodeQL); the second was
found while reviewing that report. The CodeQL query was synthesized
with LLM assistance, and the patches were drafted with LLM assistance;
I have reviewed them.
Compile-tested only (ARCH=arm multi_v7_defconfig, W=1); I have no
Versatile Express hardware.
Weigang He (2):
ARM: vexpress: fix device_node refcount leak in vexpress_flags_set()
ARM: vexpress: fix device_node refcount leak in
vexpress_smp_dt_prepare_cpus()
arch/arm/mach-versatile/platsmp-vexpress.c | 4 ++--
arch/arm/mach-versatile/v2m.c | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
base-commit: 165768bb70265b5c38cf0b73fafd75be235f8b14
--
2.43.0
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* [PATCH 1/2] ARM: vexpress: fix device_node refcount leak in vexpress_flags_set()
2026-09-25 17:32 [PATCH 0/2] ARM: vexpress: fix two device_node refcount leaks Weigang He
@ 2026-09-25 17:32 ` Weigang He
2026-09-25 17:32 ` [PATCH 2/2] ARM: vexpress: fix device_node refcount leak in vexpress_smp_dt_prepare_cpus() Weigang He
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From: Weigang He @ 2026-09-25 17:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Liviu Dudau, Sudeep Holla, Lorenzo Pieralisi
Cc: Linus Walleij, Russell King, Lee Jones, linux-arm-kernel,
linux-kernel, Weigang He
vexpress_flags_set() obtains a reference to the "arm,vexpress-sysreg"
device node via of_find_compatible_node() and passes it to of_iomap(),
but never calls of_node_put() on it. of_iomap() only reads the node's
reg property to create the mapping and does not take ownership, so the
node reference is leaked. The function runs from the __init SMP prepare
path and caches the mapping in a static, so this is a one-shot leak of a
single refcount during boot, with no functional impact.
The lookup was added to drivers/mfd/vexpress-sysreg.c by the commit
below and later moved here by commit 9b06fc39084e ("ARM: vexpress: Move
vexpress_flags_set() into arch code").
Annotate node with the __free(device_node) cleanup attribute so the
reference is released when it goes out of scope.
Found by static analysis tool CodeQL.
Fixes: 974cc7b93441 ("mfd: vexpress: Define the device as MFD cells")
Assisted-by: LLM codeql
Signed-off-by: Weigang He <geoffreyhe2@gmail.com>
---
Notes:
Compile-tested only (ARCH=arm multi_v7_defconfig, W=1). Not tested on
hardware; I have no Versatile Express board.
The CodeQL query behind this report was synthesized with LLM assistance,
and the fix and changelog were drafted with LLM assistance; I have
reviewed them.
arch/arm/mach-versatile/v2m.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-versatile/v2m.c b/arch/arm/mach-versatile/v2m.c
index 79afdf2a90b6f..c86b38386cf7c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-versatile/v2m.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-versatile/v2m.c
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ void vexpress_flags_set(u32 data)
static void __iomem *base;
if (!base) {
- struct device_node *node = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL,
- "arm,vexpress-sysreg");
+ struct device_node *node __free(device_node) =
+ of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "arm,vexpress-sysreg");
base = of_iomap(node, 0);
}
--
2.43.0
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* [PATCH 2/2] ARM: vexpress: fix device_node refcount leak in vexpress_smp_dt_prepare_cpus()
2026-09-25 17:32 [PATCH 0/2] ARM: vexpress: fix two device_node refcount leaks Weigang He
2026-09-25 17:32 ` [PATCH 1/2] ARM: vexpress: fix device_node refcount leak in vexpress_flags_set() Weigang He
@ 2026-09-25 17:32 ` Weigang He
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From: Weigang He @ 2026-09-25 17:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Liviu Dudau, Sudeep Holla, Lorenzo Pieralisi
Cc: Linus Walleij, Russell King, Lee Jones, linux-arm-kernel,
linux-kernel, Weigang He
vexpress_smp_dt_prepare_cpus() obtains a reference to the SCU device
node via of_find_matching_node() and passes it to of_iomap(), but never
calls of_node_put() on it. of_iomap() does not take ownership of the
node, so the reference is leaked. The function is the .smp_prepare_cpus
hook invoked once from the __init SMP bring-up path, so this is a
one-shot leak of a single refcount during boot, with no functional
impact.
Annotate scu with the __free(device_node) cleanup attribute so the
reference is released when the function returns.
Found while reviewing a CodeQL report for vexpress_flags_set() on the
same SMP bring-up path.
Fixes: d2606f81d563 ("ARM: vexpress: Simplify SMP operations for DT-powered system")
Assisted-by: LLM codeql
Signed-off-by: Weigang He <geoffreyhe2@gmail.com>
---
Notes:
Compile-tested only (ARCH=arm multi_v7_defconfig, W=1). Not tested on
hardware; I have no Versatile Express board.
The CodeQL query behind this report was synthesized with LLM assistance,
and the fix and changelog were drafted with LLM assistance; I have
reviewed them.
arch/arm/mach-versatile/platsmp-vexpress.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-versatile/platsmp-vexpress.c b/arch/arm/mach-versatile/platsmp-vexpress.c
index 1ee3c45e71c99..b810ad50b98ce 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-versatile/platsmp-vexpress.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-versatile/platsmp-vexpress.c
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ static const struct of_device_id vexpress_smp_dt_scu_match[] __initconst = {
static void __init vexpress_smp_dt_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
{
- struct device_node *scu = of_find_matching_node(NULL,
- vexpress_smp_dt_scu_match);
+ struct device_node *scu __free(device_node) =
+ of_find_matching_node(NULL, vexpress_smp_dt_scu_match);
if (scu)
scu_enable(of_iomap(scu, 0));
--
2.43.0
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