[PATCH net v2 3/3] dpaa2-switch: Fix device reference count leak in MAC endpoint handling

From: Ma Ke
Date: Wed Jul 16 2025 - 22:25:31 EST


The fsl_mc_get_endpoint() function uses device_find_child() for
localization, which implicitly calls get_device() to increment the
device's reference count before returning the pointer. However, the
caller dpaa2_switch_port_connect_mac() fails to properly release this
reference in multiple scenarios. We should call put_device() to
decrement reference count properly.

As comment of device_find_child() says, 'NOTE: you will need to drop
the reference with put_device() after use'.

Found by code review.

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: 84cba72956fd ("dpaa2-switch: integrate the MAC endpoint support")
Signed-off-by: Ma Ke <make24@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c | 15 ++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c
index 147a93bf9fa9..4643a3380618 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c
@@ -1448,12 +1448,19 @@ static int dpaa2_switch_port_connect_mac(struct ethsw_port_priv *port_priv)
if (PTR_ERR(dpmac_dev) == -EPROBE_DEFER)
return PTR_ERR(dpmac_dev);

- if (IS_ERR(dpmac_dev) || dpmac_dev->dev.type != &fsl_mc_bus_dpmac_type)
+ if (IS_ERR(dpmac_dev))
return 0;

+ if (dpmac_dev->dev.type != &fsl_mc_bus_dpmac_type) {
+ err = 0;
+ goto out_put_device;
+ }
+
mac = kzalloc(sizeof(*mac), GFP_KERNEL);
- if (!mac)
- return -ENOMEM;
+ if (!mac) {
+ err = -ENOMEM;
+ goto out_put_device;
+ }

mac->mc_dev = dpmac_dev;
mac->mc_io = port_priv->ethsw_data->mc_io;
@@ -1483,6 +1490,8 @@ static int dpaa2_switch_port_connect_mac(struct ethsw_port_priv *port_priv)
dpaa2_mac_close(mac);
err_free_mac:
kfree(mac);
+out_put_device:
+ put_device(&dpmac_dev->dev);
return err;
}

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2.25.1