[PATCH 2/3] ALSA: core: Add scoped cleanup helper for card references
From: Cássio Gabriel
Date: Thu Jun 04 2026 - 00:49:31 EST
Several ALSA paths acquire temporary card references with snd_card_ref()
and release them manually with snd_card_unref(). control_led.c already
defines a local cleanup helper for this pattern, while other core paths
still open-code the release.
Move the helper to the common ALSA core header and use it in control-layer
card-reference paths. This makes the ownership rule explicit and avoids
future missing-unref mistakes when adding early exits.
No functional change is intended.
Signed-off-by: Cássio Gabriel <cassiogabrielcontato@xxxxxxxxx>
---
include/sound/core.h | 2 ++
sound/core/control.c | 6 +++---
sound/core/control_led.c | 11 ++++-------
3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/sound/core.h b/include/sound/core.h
index 4bb76c21c956..8b2ca95d13f7 100644
--- a/include/sound/core.h
+++ b/include/sound/core.h
@@ -319,6 +319,8 @@ static inline void snd_card_unref(struct snd_card *card)
put_device(&card->card_dev);
}
+DEFINE_FREE(snd_card_unref, struct snd_card *, if (_T) snd_card_unref(_T))
+
#define snd_card_set_dev(card, devptr) ((card)->dev = (devptr))
/* device.c */
diff --git a/sound/core/control.c b/sound/core/control.c
index 28fffbe92e66..7a8dc506221e 100644
--- a/sound/core/control.c
+++ b/sound/core/control.c
@@ -2291,7 +2291,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_ctl_request_layer);
*/
void snd_ctl_register_layer(struct snd_ctl_layer_ops *lops)
{
- struct snd_card *card;
int card_number;
scoped_guard(rwsem_write, &snd_ctl_layer_rwsem) {
@@ -2299,11 +2298,12 @@ void snd_ctl_register_layer(struct snd_ctl_layer_ops *lops)
snd_ctl_layer = lops;
}
for (card_number = 0; card_number < SNDRV_CARDS; card_number++) {
- card = snd_card_ref(card_number);
+ struct snd_card *card __free(snd_card_unref) =
+ snd_card_ref(card_number);
+
if (card) {
scoped_guard(rwsem_read, &card->controls_rwsem)
lops->lregister(card);
- snd_card_unref(card);
}
}
}
diff --git a/sound/core/control_led.c b/sound/core/control_led.c
index d92b36ab5ec6..8cbacee57ce7 100644
--- a/sound/core/control_led.c
+++ b/sound/core/control_led.c
@@ -240,8 +240,6 @@ static void snd_ctl_led_notify(struct snd_card *card, unsigned int mask,
}
}
-DEFINE_FREE(snd_card_unref, struct snd_card *, if (_T) snd_card_unref(_T))
-
static int snd_ctl_led_set_id(int card_number, struct snd_ctl_elem_id *id,
unsigned int group, bool set)
{
@@ -758,18 +756,17 @@ static int __init snd_ctl_led_init(void)
static void __exit snd_ctl_led_exit(void)
{
struct snd_ctl_led *led;
- struct snd_card *card;
unsigned int group, card_number;
snd_ctl_disconnect_layer(&snd_ctl_led_lops);
for (card_number = 0; card_number < SNDRV_CARDS; card_number++) {
if (!snd_ctl_led_card_valid[card_number])
continue;
- card = snd_card_ref(card_number);
- if (card) {
+ struct snd_card *card __free(snd_card_unref) =
+ snd_card_ref(card_number);
+
+ if (card)
snd_ctl_led_sysfs_remove(card);
- snd_card_unref(card);
- }
}
for (group = 0; group < MAX_LED; group++) {
led = &snd_ctl_leds[group];
--
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