drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rtsn.c | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
of_get_child_by_name() takes a reference. The rtsn_reset() and
rtsn_change_mode() failure paths jump to out_free_bus and leak
mdio_node.
Add out_put_node to drop it before falling through.
Fixes: b0d3969d2b4d ("net: ethernet: rtsn: Add support for Renesas Ethernet-TSN")
Signed-off-by: Shitalkumar Gandhi <shitalkumar.gandhi@cambiumnetworks.com>
Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>
---
Changes in v2:
- Restore blank line between `return 0;` and `out_put_node:` label (Geert)
- Add Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven
Resent as a new thread (no code changes) so netdev CI picks it up
(Andrew).
Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260504200356.3529873-1-shitalkumar.gandhi@cambiumnetworks.com/
Link to v2 (mis-threaded): https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260505085840.352206-1-shitalkumar.gandhi@cambiumnetworks.com/
drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rtsn.c | 6 ++++--
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rtsn.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rtsn.c
index 03a2669f0518..ee8381b60b8d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rtsn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rtsn.c
@@ -797,11 +797,11 @@ static int rtsn_mdio_alloc(struct rtsn_private *priv)
/* Enter config mode before registering the MDIO bus */
ret = rtsn_reset(priv);
if (ret)
- goto out_free_bus;
+ goto out_put_node;
ret = rtsn_change_mode(priv, OCR_OPC_CONFIG);
if (ret)
- goto out_free_bus;
+ goto out_put_node;
rtsn_modify(priv, MPIC, MPIC_PSMCS_MASK | MPIC_PSMHT_MASK,
MPIC_PSMCS_DEFAULT | MPIC_PSMHT_DEFAULT);
@@ -824,6 +824,8 @@ static int rtsn_mdio_alloc(struct rtsn_private *priv)
return 0;
+out_put_node:
+ of_node_put(mdio_node);
out_free_bus:
mdiobus_free(mii);
return ret;
--
2.25.1
Hi Shitalkumar,
Thanks for your work.
On 2026-05-05 18:02:36 +0530, Shitalkumar Gandhi wrote:
> of_get_child_by_name() takes a reference. The rtsn_reset() and
> rtsn_change_mode() failure paths jump to out_free_bus and leak
> mdio_node.
>
> Add out_put_node to drop it before falling through.
>
> Fixes: b0d3969d2b4d ("net: ethernet: rtsn: Add support for Renesas Ethernet-TSN")
> Signed-off-by: Shitalkumar Gandhi <shitalkumar.gandhi@cambiumnetworks.com>
> Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>
Reviewed-by: Niklas Söderlund <niklas.soderlund+renesas@ragnatech.se>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Restore blank line between `return 0;` and `out_put_node:` label (Geert)
> - Add Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven
>
> Resent as a new thread (no code changes) so netdev CI picks it up
> (Andrew).
>
> Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260504200356.3529873-1-shitalkumar.gandhi@cambiumnetworks.com/
> Link to v2 (mis-threaded): https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260505085840.352206-1-shitalkumar.gandhi@cambiumnetworks.com/
>
> drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rtsn.c | 6 ++++--
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rtsn.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rtsn.c
> index 03a2669f0518..ee8381b60b8d 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rtsn.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rtsn.c
> @@ -797,11 +797,11 @@ static int rtsn_mdio_alloc(struct rtsn_private *priv)
> /* Enter config mode before registering the MDIO bus */
> ret = rtsn_reset(priv);
> if (ret)
> - goto out_free_bus;
> + goto out_put_node;
>
> ret = rtsn_change_mode(priv, OCR_OPC_CONFIG);
> if (ret)
> - goto out_free_bus;
> + goto out_put_node;
>
> rtsn_modify(priv, MPIC, MPIC_PSMCS_MASK | MPIC_PSMHT_MASK,
> MPIC_PSMCS_DEFAULT | MPIC_PSMHT_DEFAULT);
> @@ -824,6 +824,8 @@ static int rtsn_mdio_alloc(struct rtsn_private *priv)
>
> return 0;
>
> +out_put_node:
> + of_node_put(mdio_node);
> out_free_bus:
> mdiobus_free(mii);
> return ret;
> --
> 2.25.1
>
--
Kind Regards,
Niklas Söderlund
On Tue, May 05, 2026 at 06:02:36PM +0530, Shitalkumar Gandhi wrote:
> of_get_child_by_name() takes a reference. The rtsn_reset() and
> rtsn_change_mode() failure paths jump to out_free_bus and leak
> mdio_node.
>
> Add out_put_node to drop it before falling through.
>
> Fixes: b0d3969d2b4d ("net: ethernet: rtsn: Add support for Renesas Ethernet-TSN")
> Signed-off-by: Shitalkumar Gandhi <shitalkumar.gandhi@cambiumnetworks.com>
> Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>
Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Andrew
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