From a0bc3f78d0fffa8be1a73bf945a43bfe1c2871c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Greg Kroah-Hartman Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2023 16:15:15 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] kernel/power/energy_model.c: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() 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. Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" Cc: Pavel Machek Cc: Len Brown Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230202151515.2309543-1-gregkh@linuxfoundation.org Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- kernel/power/energy_model.c | 5 +---- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/power/energy_model.c b/kernel/power/energy_model.c index f82111837b8d..7b44f5b89fa1 100644 --- a/kernel/power/energy_model.c +++ b/kernel/power/energy_model.c @@ -87,10 +87,7 @@ static void em_debug_create_pd(struct device *dev) static void em_debug_remove_pd(struct device *dev) { - struct dentry *debug_dir; - - debug_dir = debugfs_lookup(dev_name(dev), rootdir); - debugfs_remove_recursive(debug_dir); + debugfs_lookup_and_remove(dev_name(dev), rootdir); } static int __init em_debug_init(void)