From 4f4098c57e139ad972154077fb45c3e3141555dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ma Ke Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:50:54 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] media: lirc: Fix error handling in lirc_register() When cdev_device_add() failed, calling put_device() to explicitly release dev->lirc_dev. Otherwise, it could cause the fault of the reference count. Found by code review. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Fixes: a6ddd4fecbb0 ("media: lirc: remove last remnants of lirc kapi") Signed-off-by: Ma Ke Signed-off-by: Sean Young Signed-off-by: Hans Verkuil --- drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c b/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c index a2257dc2f25d6..7d4942925993a 100644 --- a/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c +++ b/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c @@ -736,11 +736,11 @@ int lirc_register(struct rc_dev *dev) cdev_init(&dev->lirc_cdev, &lirc_fops); + get_device(&dev->dev); + err = cdev_device_add(&dev->lirc_cdev, &dev->lirc_dev); if (err) - goto out_ida; - - get_device(&dev->dev); + goto out_put_device; switch (dev->driver_type) { case RC_DRIVER_SCANCODE: @@ -764,7 +764,8 @@ int lirc_register(struct rc_dev *dev) return 0; -out_ida: +out_put_device: + put_device(&dev->lirc_dev); ida_free(&lirc_ida, minor); return err; } -- 2.47.3