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kernel/time/test_udelay.c: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()

Message ID 20230202151214.2306822-1-gregkh@linuxfoundation.org
State New
Headers
Series kernel/time/test_udelay.c: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() |

Commit Message

Greg KH Feb. 2, 2023, 3:12 p.m. UTC 
  When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it,
otherwise the memory will leak over time.  To make things simpler, just
call debugfs_lookup_and_remove() instead which handles all of the logic
at once.

Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
---
 kernel/time/test_udelay.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
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Patch

diff --git a/kernel/time/test_udelay.c b/kernel/time/test_udelay.c
index 13b11eb62685..20d5df631570 100644
--- a/kernel/time/test_udelay.c
+++ b/kernel/time/test_udelay.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@  module_init(udelay_test_init);
 static void __exit udelay_test_exit(void)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&udelay_test_lock);
-	debugfs_remove(debugfs_lookup(DEBUGFS_FILENAME, NULL));
+	debugfs_lookup_and_remove(DEBUGFS_FILENAME, NULL);
 	mutex_unlock(&udelay_test_lock);
 }