linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.19-rc4] usb auerswald possible memleak fix

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Date:	Tue, 7 Nov 2006 10:25:14 +0100
From:	Mariusz Kozlowski <m.kozlowski@...land.pl>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
Cc:	Wolfgang M?es <wolfgang@...w-muees.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.19-rc4] usb auerswald possible memleak fix

Witam, 

> On Tue, Nov 07, 2006 at 12:31:51AM +0100, Mariusz Kozlowski wrote:
> > Witam, 
> > 
> > > Hello,
> > > 
> > > 	There is possible memleak in auerbuf_setup(). Fix is to replace kfree() with auerbuf_free().
> > > An argument to usb_free_urb() does not need a check as usb_free_urb() already does that. Not sure if I should
> > > send this in two separate patches. The patch is against 2.6.19-rc4 (not -mm).
> > 
> > As I posted the bigger usb_free_urb() patch in another mail this one
> > should do only one thing which is to fix possible memory leak in
> > auerbuf_setup().
> 
> That is a big patch, care to split it up into smaller pieces like this
> one so that it is easier to review and apply?

Sure I can but Andrew already included it in -mm as-is. Do I have to prepare another set of patches
and send them to you (which is no problem to me - just not sure how it works)?

Regards,

	Mariusz Kozlowski

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