FAILED: patch "[PATCH] usb: gadget: f_ecm: Refactor bind path to use __free()" failed to apply to 6.17-stable tree

index 027226325039..675d2bc538a4 100644
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 /* #define VERBOSE_DEBUG */
 
+#include <linux/cleanup.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>

@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/string_choices.h>
 
+#include <linux/usb/gadget.h>
+
 #include "u_ether.h"
 #include "u_ether_configfs.h"
 #include "u_ecm.h"

@@ -678,6 +681,7 @@ ecm_bind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f)
 	struct usb_ep		*ep;
 
 	struct f_ecm_opts	*ecm_opts;
+	struct usb_request	*request __free(free_usb_request) = NULL;
 
 	if (!can_support_ecm(cdev->gadget))
 		return -EINVAL;

@@ -711,7 +715,7 @@ ecm_bind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f)
 	/* allocate instance-specific interface IDs */
 	status = usb_interface_id(c, f);
 	if (status < 0)
-		goto fail;
+		return status;
 	ecm->ctrl_id = status;
 	ecm_iad_descriptor.bFirstInterface = status;
 

@@ -720,24 +724,22 @@ ecm_bind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f)
 
 	status = usb_interface_id(c, f);
 	if (status < 0)
-		goto fail;
+		return status;
 	ecm->data_id = status;
 
 	ecm_data_nop_intf.bInterfaceNumber = status;
 	ecm_data_intf.bInterfaceNumber = status;
 	ecm_union_desc.bSlaveInterface0 = status;
 
-	status = -ENODEV;
-
 	/* allocate instance-specific endpoints */
 	ep = usb_ep_autoconfig(cdev->gadget, &fs_ecm_in_desc);
 	if (!ep)
-		goto fail;
+		return -ENODEV;
 	ecm->port.in_ep = ep;
 
 	ep = usb_ep_autoconfig(cdev->gadget, &fs_ecm_out_desc);
 	if (!ep)
-		goto fail;
+		return -ENODEV;
 	ecm->port.out_ep = ep;
 
 	/* NOTE:  a status/notification endpoint is *OPTIONAL* but we

@@ -746,20 +748,18 @@ ecm_bind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f)
 	 */
 	ep = usb_ep_autoconfig(cdev->gadget, &fs_ecm_notify_desc);
 	if (!ep)
-		goto fail;
+		return -ENODEV;
 	ecm->notify = ep;
 
-	status = -ENOMEM;
-
 	/* allocate notification request and buffer */
-	ecm->notify_req = usb_ep_alloc_request(ep, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ecm->notify_req)
-		goto fail;
-	ecm->notify_req->buf = kmalloc(ECM_STATUS_BYTECOUNT, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ecm->notify_req->buf)
-		goto fail;
-	ecm->notify_req->context = ecm;
-	ecm->notify_req->complete = ecm_notify_complete;
+	request = usb_ep_alloc_request(ep, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!request)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	request->buf = kmalloc(ECM_STATUS_BYTECOUNT, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!request->buf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	request->context = ecm;
+	request->complete = ecm_notify_complete;
 
 	/* support all relevant hardware speeds... we expect that when
 	 * hardware is dual speed, all bulk-capable endpoints work at

@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ ecm_bind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f)
 	status = usb_assign_descriptors(f, ecm_fs_function, ecm_hs_function,
 			ecm_ss_function, ecm_ss_function);
 	if (status)
-		goto fail;
+		return status;
 
 	/* NOTE:  all that is done without knowing or caring about
 	 * the network link ... which is unavailable to this code

@@ -788,20 +788,12 @@ ecm_bind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f)
 	ecm->port.open = ecm_open;
 	ecm->port.close = ecm_close;
 
+	ecm->notify_req = no_free_ptr(request);
+
 	DBG(cdev, "CDC Ethernet: IN/%s OUT/%s NOTIFY/%s\n",
 			ecm->port.in_ep->name, ecm->port.out_ep->name,
 			ecm->notify->name);
 	return 0;
-
-fail:
-	if (ecm->notify_req) {
-		kfree(ecm->notify_req->buf);
-		usb_ep_free_request(ecm->notify, ecm->notify_req);
-	}
-
-	ERROR(cdev, "%s: can't bind, err %d\n", f->name, status);
-
-	return status;
 }
 
 static inline struct f_ecm_opts *to_f_ecm_opts(struct config_item *item)

index d709e24c1fd42..e3d63b8fa0f4c 100644
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ struct usb_request *usb_ep_alloc_request(struct usb_ep *ep,
 
 	req = ep->ops->alloc_request(ep, gfp_flags);
 
+	if (req)
+		req->ep = ep;
+
 	trace_usb_ep_alloc_request(ep, req, req ? 0 : -ENOMEM);
 
 	return req;

index 0f28c5512fcb6..0f20794760887 100644
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ struct usb_ep;
 
 /**
  * struct usb_request - describes one i/o request
+ * @ep: The associated endpoint set by usb_ep_alloc_request().
  * @buf: Buffer used for data.  Always provide this; some controllers
  *	only use PIO, or don't use DMA for some endpoints.
  * @dma: DMA address corresponding to 'buf'.  If you don't set this

@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ struct usb_ep;
  */
 
 struct usb_request {
+	struct usb_ep		*ep;
 	void			*buf;
 	unsigned		length;
 	dma_addr_t		dma;

index 0f20794760887..3aaf19e775580 100644
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_USB_GADGET_H
 #define __LINUX_USB_GADGET_H
 
+#include <linux/cleanup.h>
 #include <linux/configfs.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>

@@ -293,6 +294,28 @@ static inline void usb_ep_fifo_flush(struct usb_ep *ep)
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+/**
+ * free_usb_request - frees a usb_request object and its buffer
+ * @req: the request being freed
+ *
+ * This helper function frees both the request's buffer and the request object
+ * itself by calling usb_ep_free_request(). Its signature is designed to be used
+ * with DEFINE_FREE() to enable automatic, scope-based cleanup for usb_request
+ * pointers.
+ */
+static inline void free_usb_request(struct usb_request *req)
+{
+	if (!req)
+		return;
+
+	kfree(req->buf);
+	usb_ep_free_request(req->ep, req);
+}
+
+DEFINE_FREE(free_usb_request, struct usb_request *, free_usb_request(_T))
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
 struct usb_dcd_config_params {
 	__u8  bU1devExitLat;	/* U1 Device exit Latency */
 #define USB_DEFAULT_U1_DEV_EXIT_LAT	0x01	/* Less then 1 microsec */

index 027226325039f..675d2bc538a45 100644
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 /* #define VERBOSE_DEBUG */
 
+#include <linux/cleanup.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>

@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/string_choices.h>
 
+#include <linux/usb/gadget.h>
+
 #include "u_ether.h"
 #include "u_ether_configfs.h"
 #include "u_ecm.h"

@@ -678,6 +681,7 @@ ecm_bind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f)
 	struct usb_ep		*ep;
 
 	struct f_ecm_opts	*ecm_opts;
+	struct usb_request	*request __free(free_usb_request) = NULL;
 
 	if (!can_support_ecm(cdev->gadget))
 		return -EINVAL;

@@ -711,7 +715,7 @@ ecm_bind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f)
 	/* allocate instance-specific interface IDs */
 	status = usb_interface_id(c, f);
 	if (status < 0)
-		goto fail;
+		return status;
 	ecm->ctrl_id = status;
 	ecm_iad_descriptor.bFirstInterface = status;
 

@@ -720,24 +724,22 @@ ecm_bind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f)
 
 	status = usb_interface_id(c, f);
 	if (status < 0)
-		goto fail;
+		return status;
 	ecm->data_id = status;
 
 	ecm_data_nop_intf.bInterfaceNumber = status;
 	ecm_data_intf.bInterfaceNumber = status;
 	ecm_union_desc.bSlaveInterface0 = status;
 
-	status = -ENODEV;
-
 	/* allocate instance-specific endpoints */
 	ep = usb_ep_autoconfig(cdev->gadget, &fs_ecm_in_desc);
 	if (!ep)
-		goto fail;
+		return -ENODEV;
 	ecm->port.in_ep = ep;
 
 	ep = usb_ep_autoconfig(cdev->gadget, &fs_ecm_out_desc);
 	if (!ep)
-		goto fail;
+		return -ENODEV;
 	ecm->port.out_ep = ep;
 
 	/* NOTE:  a status/notification endpoint is *OPTIONAL* but we

@@ -746,20 +748,18 @@ ecm_bind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f)
 	 */
 	ep = usb_ep_autoconfig(cdev->gadget, &fs_ecm_notify_desc);
 	if (!ep)
-		goto fail;
+		return -ENODEV;
 	ecm->notify = ep;
 
-	status = -ENOMEM;
-
 	/* allocate notification request and buffer */
-	ecm->notify_req = usb_ep_alloc_request(ep, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ecm->notify_req)
-		goto fail;
-	ecm->notify_req->buf = kmalloc(ECM_STATUS_BYTECOUNT, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ecm->notify_req->buf)
-		goto fail;
-	ecm->notify_req->context = ecm;
-	ecm->notify_req->complete = ecm_notify_complete;
+	request = usb_ep_alloc_request(ep, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!request)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	request->buf = kmalloc(ECM_STATUS_BYTECOUNT, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!request->buf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	request->context = ecm;
+	request->complete = ecm_notify_complete;
 
 	/* support all relevant hardware speeds... we expect that when
 	 * hardware is dual speed, all bulk-capable endpoints work at

@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ ecm_bind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f)
 	status = usb_assign_descriptors(f, ecm_fs_function, ecm_hs_function,
 			ecm_ss_function, ecm_ss_function);
 	if (status)
-		goto fail;
+		return status;
 
 	/* NOTE:  all that is done without knowing or caring about
 	 * the network link ... which is unavailable to this code

@@ -788,20 +788,12 @@ ecm_bind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f)
 	ecm->port.open = ecm_open;
 	ecm->port.close = ecm_close;
 
+	ecm->notify_req = no_free_ptr(request);
+
 	DBG(cdev, "CDC Ethernet: IN/%s OUT/%s NOTIFY/%s\n",
 			ecm->port.in_ep->name, ecm->port.out_ep->name,
 			ecm->notify->name);
 	return 0;
-
-fail:
-	if (ecm->notify_req) {
-		kfree(ecm->notify_req->buf);
-		usb_ep_free_request(ecm->notify, ecm->notify_req);
-	}
-
-	ERROR(cdev, "%s: can't bind, err %d\n", f->name, status);
-
-	return status;
 }
 
 static inline struct f_ecm_opts *to_f_ecm_opts(struct config_item *item)