Merge tag 'devicetree-fixes-for-4.17' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/robh/linux

Pull DeviceTree fixes from Rob Herring:

 - fix path to display timing binding

 - fix some typos in interrupt-names and clock-names

 - fix a resource leak on overlay removal

 - add missing documentation for R8A77965 DMA, serial, and net

 - cleanup sunxi pinctrl description

 - add Kieback & Peter GmbH vendor prefix

* tag 'devicetree-fixes-for-4.17' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/robh/linux:
  dt-bindings: panel: lvds: Fix path to display timing bindings
  dt-bindings: mvebu-uart: DT fix s/interrupts-names/interrupt-names/
  dt-bindings: meson-uart: DT fix s/clocks-names/clock-names/
  of: overlay: Stop leaking resources on overlay removal
  dtc: checks: drop warning for missing PCI bridge bus-range
  dt-bindings: dmaengine: rcar-dmac: document R8A77965 support
  dt-bindings: serial: sh-sci: Add support for r8a77965 (H)SCIF
  dt-bindings: net: ravb: Add support for r8a77965 SoC
  dt-bindings: pinctrl: sunxi: Fix reference to driver
  doc: Add vendor prefix for Kieback & Peter GmbH

1 files changed, 21 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/of/overlay.c b/drivers/of/overlay.c
index b35fe88f1851..7baa53e5b1d7 100644
--- a/drivers/of/overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/of/overlay.c
@@ -102,12 +102,28 @@ static DEFINE_IDR(ovcs_idr);
 
 static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(overlay_notify_chain);
 
+/**
+ * of_overlay_notifier_register() - Register notifier for overlay operations
+ * @nb:		Notifier block to register
+ *
+ * Register for notification on overlay operations on device tree nodes. The
+ * reported actions definied by @of_reconfig_change. The notifier callback
+ * furthermore receives a pointer to the affected device tree node.
+ *
+ * Note that a notifier callback is not supposed to store pointers to a device
+ * tree node or its content beyond @OF_OVERLAY_POST_REMOVE corresponding to the
+ * respective node it received.
+ */
 int of_overlay_notifier_register(struct notifier_block *nb)
 {
 	return blocking_notifier_chain_register(&overlay_notify_chain, nb);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(of_overlay_notifier_register);
 
+/**
+ * of_overlay_notifier_register() - Unregister notifier for overlay operations
+ * @nb:		Notifier block to unregister
+ */
 int of_overlay_notifier_unregister(struct notifier_block *nb)
 {
 	return blocking_notifier_chain_unregister(&overlay_notify_chain, nb);
@@ -671,17 +687,13 @@ static void free_overlay_changeset(struct overlay_changeset *ovcs)
 		of_node_put(ovcs->fragments[i].overlay);
 	}
 	kfree(ovcs->fragments);
-
 	/*
-	 * TODO
-	 *
-	 * would like to: kfree(ovcs->overlay_tree);
-	 * but can not since drivers may have pointers into this data
-	 *
-	 * would like to: kfree(ovcs->fdt);
-	 * but can not since drivers may have pointers into this data
+	 * There should be no live pointers into ovcs->overlay_tree and
+	 * ovcs->fdt due to the policy that overlay notifiers are not allowed
+	 * to retain pointers into the overlay devicetree.
 	 */
-
+	kfree(ovcs->overlay_tree);
+	kfree(ovcs->fdt);
 	kfree(ovcs);
 }