Re: [PATCH] scsi: lpfc: Fix lpfc_nodelist leak when processing unsolicited event

From: Martin K. Petersen
Date: Tue May 26 2020 - 22:15:40 EST


On Mon, 25 May 2020 22:16:24 +0800, Xiyu Yang wrote:

> In order to create or activate a new node, lpfc_els_unsol_buffer()
> invokes lpfc_nlp_init() or lpfc_enable_node() or lpfc_nlp_get(), all of
> them will return a reference of the specified lpfc_nodelist object to
> "ndlp" with increased refcnt.
>
> When lpfc_els_unsol_buffer() returns, local variable "ndlp" becomes
> invalid, so the refcount should be decreased to keep refcount balanced.
>
> [...]

Applied to 5.8/scsi-queue, thanks!

[1/1] scsi: lpfc: Fix lpfc_nodelist leak when processing unsolicited event
https://git.kernel.org/mkp/scsi/c/7217e6e694da

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Martin K. Petersen Oracle Linux Engineering