Smatch reported dereferencing freed memory 'fw' in tps6598x_apply_patch().

Invoking relrease_firmware(fw) just after checking ret.

Fixes: 916b8e5fa73d ("usb: typec: tipd: add error log to provide firmware name and size")
Signed-off-by: Dipendra Khadka <kdipendra88@gmail.com>
---
v2:
 - Updated patch subject.
 - Updated patch description.
 - Added Fixes tag.
v1: 
 drivers/usb/typec/tipd/core.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/tipd/core.c b/drivers/usb/typec/tipd/core.c
index ea768b19a7f1..70bf8023ea35 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/tipd/core.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/tipd/core.c
@@ -1191,12 +1191,13 @@ static int tps6598x_apply_patch(struct tps6598x *tps)
 	dev_info(tps->dev, "Firmware update succeeded\n");
 
 release_fw:
-	release_firmware(fw);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(tps->dev, "Failed to write patch %s of %zu bytes\n",
 			firmware_name, fw->size);
 	}
 
+	relrease_firmware(fw);
+
 	return ret;
 };
 
-- 
2.43.0

On Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 09:26:24AM +0000, Dipendra Khadka wrote:
> Smatch reported dereferencing freed memory 'fw' in tps6598x_apply_patch().
> 
> Invoking relrease_firmware(fw) just after checking ret.
> 
> Fixes: 916b8e5fa73d ("usb: typec: tipd: add error log to provide firmware name and size")
> Signed-off-by: Dipendra Khadka <kdipendra88@gmail.com>
> ---
> v2:
>  - Updated patch subject.
>  - Updated patch description.
>  - Added Fixes tag.
> v1: 
>  drivers/usb/typec/tipd/core.c | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/tipd/core.c b/drivers/usb/typec/tipd/core.c
> index ea768b19a7f1..70bf8023ea35 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/typec/tipd/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/typec/tipd/core.c
> @@ -1191,12 +1191,13 @@ static int tps6598x_apply_patch(struct tps6598x *tps)
>  	dev_info(tps->dev, "Firmware update succeeded\n");
>  
>  release_fw:
> -	release_firmware(fw);
>  	if (ret) {
>  		dev_err(tps->dev, "Failed to write patch %s of %zu bytes\n",
>  			firmware_name, fw->size);
>  	}
>  
> +	relrease_firmware(fw);

Any specific reason why you did not even compile this version of the
patch?

{sigh}

On Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 09:26:24AM +0000, Dipendra Khadka wrote:
> Smatch reported dereferencing freed memory 'fw' in tps6598x_apply_patch().
> 
> Invoking relrease_firmware(fw) just after checking ret.
> 
> Fixes: 916b8e5fa73d ("usb: typec: tipd: add error log to provide firmware name and size")
> Signed-off-by: Dipendra Khadka <kdipendra88@gmail.com>


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