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authorYazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@amd.com>2026-09-03 10:43:25 -0500
committerBorislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de>2026-09-10 18:05:43 -0700
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x86/amd_node: Fix PCI device reference counting in amd_smn_init()grafted
The local "root" pointer is a temporary variable used during the device search. Therefore, refcount related to the search iterators should be cleaned up after the search is complete. Use the __free() cleanup macro to ensure the refcount is decremented when the temporary pointer goes out of scope. Additionally, increment the refcount when caching a root pointer. This ensures the in-use refcount is separate from the temporary search refcounting. Finally, drop the redundant "root = NULL" before the second search loop. The pci_get_class() iterator always decrements the refcount of its "from" argument, so the first loop can only fall through with "root" already NULL. Fixes: 0a4b61d9c2e4 ("x86/amd_node: Fix AMD root device caching") Closes: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260806160159.230453-1-jason.andryuk%40amd.com Reported-by: Sashiko <sashiko-bot@kernel.org> Assisted-by: LLM Signed-off-by: Yazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@amd.com> Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de> Reviewed-by: Mario Limonciello (AMD) <superm1@kernel.org> Cc: <stable@kernel.org> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260903154325.74343-1-yazen.ghannam@amd.com
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+What: /dev/rtcX
+Date: April 2005
+KernelVersion: 2.6.12
+Contact: linux-rtc@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+ The ioctl interface to drivers for real-time clocks (RTCs).
+ Following actions are supported:
+
+ * RTC_RD_TIME, RTC_SET_TIME: Read or set the RTC time. Time
+ format is a Gregorian calendar date and 24 hour wall clock
+ time.
+
+ * RTC_AIE_ON, RTC_AIE_OFF: Enable or disable the alarm interrupt
+ for RTCs that support alarms
+
+ * RTC_ALM_READ, RTC_ALM_SET: Read or set the alarm time for
+ RTCs that support alarms. Can be set up to 24 hours in the
+ future. Requires a separate RTC_AIE_ON call to enable the
+ alarm interrupt. (Prefer to use RTC_WKALM_*)
+
+ * RTC_WKALM_RD, RTC_WKALM_SET: For RTCs that support a more
+ powerful interface, which can issue alarms beyond 24 hours and
+ enable IRQs in the same request.
+
+ * RTC_PIE_ON, RTC_PIE_OFF: Enable or disable the periodic
+ interrupt for RTCs that support periodic interrupts.
+
+ * RTC_UIE_ON, RTC_UIE_OFF: Enable or disable the update
+ interrupt for RTCs that support it.
+
+ * RTC_IRQP_READ, RTC_IRQP_SET: Read or set the frequency for
+ periodic interrupts for RTCs that support periodic interrupts.
+ Requires a separate RTC_PIE_ON call to enable the periodic
+ interrupts.
+
+ * RTC_VL_READ: Read the voltage inputs status of the RTC when
+ supported. The value is a bit field of RTC_VL_*, giving the
+ status of the main and backup voltages.
+
+ * RTC_VL_CLEAR: Clear the voltage status of the RTC. Some RTCs
+ need user interaction when the backup power provider is
+ replaced or charged to be able to clear the status.
+
+ The ioctl() calls supported by the older /dev/rtc interface are
+ also supported by the newer RTC class framework. However,
+ because the chips and systems are not standardized, some PC/AT
+ functionality might not be provided. And in the same way, some
+ newer features -- including those enabled by ACPI -- are exposed
+ by the RTC class framework, but can't be supported by the older
+ driver.