fprobe: Fix module reference count leak on error in register_fprobe()

In register_fprobe(), get_ips_from_filter() resolves target function
addresses and increments module reference counts via try_module_get() for
symbols in kernel modules. If get_ips_from_filter() fails on the second
pass and returns an error, register_fprobe() returned directly without
releasing module references acquired up to that point.

Fix this by ensuring the cleanup loop executing module_put() runs even when
get_ips_from_filter() returns a negative error.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/178528125360.101985.4144133640239273153.stgit@devnote2/

Fixes: d24fa977ee ("tracing: fprobe: Fix to lock module while registering fprobe")
Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.6-flash
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
This commit is contained in:
Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-07-29 22:50:02 +09:00
parent aca0cd1bf1
commit 8cf2f40ceb
+2 -4
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@@ -961,10 +961,8 @@ int register_fprobe(struct fprobe *fp, const char *filter, const char *notfilter
return -ENOMEM;
ret = get_ips_from_filter(filter, notfilter, addrs, mods, num);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
ret = register_fprobe_ips(fp, addrs, ret);
if (ret >= 0)
ret = register_fprobe_ips(fp, addrs, ret);
for (int i = 0; i < num; i++) {
if (mods[i])