intel_th_output_open() looks up the output device with
bus_find_device_by_devt(), which returns the device with a reference that
must be dropped after use.
commit 95fc36a234 ("intel_th: fix device leak on output open()")
attempted to drop the reference from intel_th_output_release(). However,
a successful open replaces file->f_op with the output driver file
operations before returning, so close runs the output driver release
callback instead.
For MSC outputs, close runs intel_th_msc_release(), which only removes
the per-file iterator and does not drop the device reference taken by
intel_th_output_open(). Consequently, every successful MSC output open
leaks one device reference.
Drop the device reference from intel_th_msc_release(), which is the
release path actually used for MSC output files. Remove the now-unused
intel_th_output_release() callback from intel_th_output_fops.
Fixes: 95fc36a234 ("intel_th: fix device leak on output open()")
Cc: stable <stable@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Guangshuo Li <lgs201920130244@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Johan Hovold <johan@kernel.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260715070851.2077965-1-lgs201920130244@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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