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| author | Hongling Zeng <zenghongling@kylinos.cn> | 2026-07-13 13:41:54 +0800 |
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| committer | Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> | 2026-08-06 18:56:56 -0700 |
| commit | 20dab9d72acdd2288d8a966a8e318274b1e26254 (patch) | |
| tree | 63a7872f4ff8c4e76761e3f9d1ceacb7cd9f70f5 /tools/perf/scripts/python/stackcollapse.py | |
| parent | 98df164036bed307a16e7c124ad023c2c13c4b76 (diff) | |
mm: huge_memory: fix kobject cleanup in thpsize_create error
When kobject_init_and_add() fails, the kobject API requires calling
kobject_put() to properly clean up the memory, not direct kfree().
According to the kobject API documentation, kobject_init_and_add() calls
kobject_init() internally. If the subsequent kobject_add() fails, the
kobject has still been initialized and must be cleaned up via the
reference count mechanism (kobject_put), not direct kfree().
Direct kfree() leaves the kobject's internal state (including the
reference count and kset membership) uncleaned, which can cause:
- Memory leaks of kobject internal structures
- Potential use-after-free if there are pending references
- Inconsistent state with the rest of the error handling code
This fix matches the pattern used elsewhere in the kernel and in the same
function (err_put label) which correctly uses kobject_put().
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20260713054154.120915-1-zenghongling@kylinos.cn
Fixes: 3485b88390b0 ("mm: thp: introduce multi-size THP sysfs interface")
Signed-off-by: Hongling Zeng <zenghongling@kylinos.cn>
Suggested-by: Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com>
Reviewed-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Zi Yan <ziy@nvidia.com>
Reviewed-by: Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com>
Cc: Barry Song <baohua@kernel.org>
Cc: David Hildenbrand <david@kernel.org>
Cc: Dev Jain <dev.jain@arm.com>
Cc: Hongling Zeng <zenghongling@kylinos.cn>
Cc: Lance Yang <lance.yang@linux.dev>
Cc: Liam R. Howlett <liam@infradead.org>
Cc: Nico Pache <npache@redhat.com>
Cc: Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
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