From nobody Sat Feb 7 15:10:14 2026 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (aws-us-west-2-korg-mail-1.web.codeaurora.org [10.30.226.201]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 21BEA312811; Mon, 2 Feb 2026 21:47:25 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1770068845; cv=none; b=jE6REGKE7oUKtW5q+yfVzFgLl8N5hoD4PnRMuFzE5jrcYlC7L6oVWLN0+xmT6ClAdw+dAvNei6aBJGhlnddhIzXMoNfteCP5PoGNKHmc9jHmGPkC/kYfjcSdqIu4+QRRRhJjsoyCO2Bs5z2w5+CfCiEHxfRIFx+5xgnJBjw3tqY= ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1770068845; c=relaxed/simple; bh=4WPF0RWd/+xw+ffbBSv0gvLKr2HM/4sbMFAx5UJIYNk=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References: MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=DhDhOEP6lS7IRAu2XD4q1EsHcN3pUMEmaZt0HAmmuavXLWS1M9y7nTqsOIby5tMOsDM1jfzqwcgQ/fBZtQDDSlK4d3uk3YZhXPNmKB9+tMvxRENqrFcVxmqfjMIWfsh4gNOgOan53cc8HQP6zIO5eQkO8D6RIRKmZDA8VjJGHBE= ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b=CJiIKqiG; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b="CJiIKqiG" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 5B7FEC116C6; Mon, 2 Feb 2026 21:47:24 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=k20201202; t=1770068845; bh=4WPF0RWd/+xw+ffbBSv0gvLKr2HM/4sbMFAx5UJIYNk=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=CJiIKqiGoKwZbPnU/3o/Kw7yvq6/SenmWMXkRNmIOXVn8tECpvUyo8LjExmRbyA8p X8a9dJcQvODtrWv6GU/DnwF+nYQMeNnX72JvQkL2tcj0yqWpyHE/tVhlaZQzM8yguy QWaO27jyxrCt4dsytPkho4mm4nOfr78cxx12hBrkiwQRck3lfVC4G6o1H7QINRaKDV HbIrAfWqJfQULoPCijCesRKDWJbxaq8PsTfSSRi4b/Cc7S9dXIUOVpEco3VZvfhmTe 7iBuHfF340EIUgR+wTqz/DkJ+RwDn9V72onto1B10pH08Dh6T/YLfEr+r2DQJqHCzK 672CdCSr8oP9A== From: Sasha Levin To: patches@lists.linux.dev, stable@vger.kernel.org Cc: Kaushlendra Kumar , Mark Brown , Sasha Levin , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-6.6] regmap: maple: free entry on mas_store_gfp() failure Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 16:46:15 -0500 Message-ID: <20260202214643.212290-20-sashal@kernel.org> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.51.0 In-Reply-To: <20260202214643.212290-1-sashal@kernel.org> References: <20260202214643.212290-1-sashal@kernel.org> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-stable: review X-Patchwork-Hint: Ignore X-stable-base: Linux 6.18.8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: Kaushlendra Kumar [ Upstream commit f3f380ce6b3d5c9805c7e0b3d5bc28d9ec41e2e8 ] regcache_maple_write() allocates a new block ('entry') to merge adjacent ranges and then stores it with mas_store_gfp(). When mas_store_gfp() fails, the new 'entry' remains allocated and is never freed, leaking memory. Free 'entry' on the failure path; on success continue freeing the replaced neighbor blocks ('lower', 'upper'). Signed-off-by: Kaushlendra Kumar Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260105031820.260119-1-kaushlendra.kumar@in= tel.com Signed-off-by: Mark Brown Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin --- LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus: ### SUMMARY **What the commit fixes:** A memory leak in `regcache_maple_write()` where the allocated `entry` block is not freed when `mas_store_gfp()` fails. This is a clear resource leak bug. **Why it matters to stable users:** - Memory leaks affect system stability over time, especially on long- running embedded systems that commonly use regmap - Under memory pressure scenarios, this leak compounds the problem - regmap is core infrastructure used by many hardware drivers **Stable kernel criteria assessment:** 1. =E2=9C=85 **Obviously correct**: The fix follows standard kernel error handling patterns - allocate, try to use, free on failure 2. =E2=9C=85 **Fixes a real bug**: Memory leak is a real, user-visible issue 3. =E2=9C=85 **Important issue**: Memory leaks can lead to system instability/OOM 4. =E2=9C=85 **Small and contained**: ~8 lines changed in a single file, si= ngle function 5. =E2=9C=85 **No new features**: Pure bug fix 6. =E2=9C=85 **Clean backport**: Self-contained fix with no dependencies **Risk vs Benefit:** - **Risk**: Very low - the change only affects the error path of `mas_store_gfp()` failure - **Benefit**: Fixes a memory leak in widely-used infrastructure code - The logic is straightforward and the fix is obviously correct **Affected versions:** - The regcache-maple.c file was introduced in v6.4 - Applicable to stable trees: 6.4.y, 6.6.y (LTS), and newer **Concerns:** - None - this is a textbook stable backport candidate **YES** drivers/base/regmap/regcache-maple.c | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/base/regmap/regcache-maple.c b/drivers/base/regmap/reg= cache-maple.c index 2319c30283a6d..9cf0384ce7b95 100644 --- a/drivers/base/regmap/regcache-maple.c +++ b/drivers/base/regmap/regcache-maple.c @@ -95,12 +95,13 @@ static int regcache_maple_write(struct regmap *map, uns= igned int reg, =20 mas_unlock(&mas); =20 - if (ret =3D=3D 0) { - kfree(lower); - kfree(upper); + if (ret) { + kfree(entry); + return ret; } -=09 - return ret; + kfree(lower); + kfree(upper); + return 0; } =20 static int regcache_maple_drop(struct regmap *map, unsigned int min, --=20 2.51.0