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of_get_child_by_name() gives us an OF node with an elevated refcount,
which should be dropped when we're done with it. This is so that,
if (of_node_check_flag(node, OF_DYNAMIC)) is true, the node's memory can
eventually be freed.
There are 2 distinct paths to be considered in qca8k_mdio_register():
- devm_of_mdiobus_register() succeeds: since commit 3b73a7b8ec38 ("net:
mdio_bus: add refcounting for fwnodes to mdiobus"), the MDIO core
treats this well.
- devm_of_mdiobus_register() or anything up to that point fails: it is
the duty of the qca8k driver to release the OF node.
This change addresses the second case by making sure that the OF node
reference is not leaked.
The "mdio" node may be NULL, but of_node_put(NULL) is safe.
Signed-off-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@nxp.com>
Reviewed-by: Alvin Šipraga <alsi@bang-olufsen.dk>
Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.